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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
sugar-maple, adjectiveWords nearby sugar maple
sugaring, sugaring off, sugarloaf, Sugarloaf Mountain, sugar mama, sugar maple, sugar of lead, sugar of milk, sugar orchard, sugar pea, sugar pie
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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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