rock maple

noun

, New England.

1. the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rock maple¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

The first is in sap-time, when maple sugar is being made in the little shack on the borders of the rock-maple grove.

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We will do what we can, though, to become acquainted with the rock maple, that we may be able to recognize it when we see it.

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Other common names: The sugar maple is sometimes called rock maple or hard maple.

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The tree was an ancient rock maple, its branches large but comparatively few in number.

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Wood not as hard as rock maple, but strong, close-grained and brittle.

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