sugar maple

noun

any of several maples having a sweet sap, especially Acer saccharum (the state tree of New York, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin), having a short trunk and long, curving branches, yielding a hard wood used for making furniture and being the chief source of maple sugar.

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Origin of sugar maple

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35

OTHER WORDS FROM sugar maple

sug·ar-ma·ple, adjective

Words nearby sugar maple

sugar grove, sugar gum, sugar loaf, sugar loaf mountain, sugar mama, sugar maple, sugar of lead, sugar of milk, sugar orchard, sugar palm, sugar pea
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British Dictionary definitions for sugar maple

sugar maple

noun

a North American maple tree, Acer saccharum, that is grown as a source of sugar, which is extracted from the sap, and for its hard wood
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