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noun Chiefly South Midland U.S.

a sugar maple.

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Origin of sugar tree

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705

Words nearby sugar tree

sugar soap, sugar spoon, sugar the pill, sugar-tit, sugar tongs, sugar tree, sugary, Suger, suggest, suggestibility, suggestible

How to use sugar tree in a sentence

I had a sugar tree in my yard, which bloomed and bore seed which did not fall off through the summer.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883|Various
Soil on the West Fork, sandy; much timber,—an extensive tract of sugar tree; some prairies.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West|J. M. Peck
The other glanced in the direction of the sugar-tree, raised his eyebrows, shrugged his shoulders, and returned to his fishing.
Audrey|Mary Johnston
But for the present these were intent upon the sugar-tree, and kept hurrying up the boy with the auger.
A Boy's Town|W. D. Howells

His axe would flash and bite into a sugar-tree or sycamore, and down it would come.
The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln|Francis Fisher Browne