rock maple
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noun New England.
the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
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Nearby words
rock hyrax, rock island, rock jasmine, rock jock, rock lobster, rock maple, rock mechanics, rock melon, rock milk, rock of gibraltar, rock oil
Origin of rock maple
First recorded in 1765–75
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Examples from the Web for rock maple
The first is in sap-time, when maple sugar is being made in the little shack on the borders of the rock-maple grove.
In the Catskills|John BurroughsAfter this we spent a short time promenading around the rock-maple grove, if leafless trees can be called a grove.
Mind Amongst the Spindles|VariousWe had two heavy, though slender, rock-maple paddles, one of them of bird's-eye maple.
The Maine Woods|Henry David Thoreau