sugar maple

Noun

Meaning

sugar maple (plural sugar maples)

A North American hardwood, Acer saccharum, famed as the source of maple sugar and maple flavoring.

sugar-maple (plural sugar-maples)

Alternative spelling of sugar maple

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

sugar-maple

Synonyms

maple rock maple hard maple Acer saccharum

Hypernyms

maple

Related terms

sugaring sugar beet maple sugar sugarbush sugar cane sugar bush

Examples

A Manitoba maple tree's yield is usually less than half that of a similar sugar maple tree. citation Manitoba maple syrup has a slightly different flavour from sugar-maple syrup, because it contains less sugar and the tree's sap flows more slowly. Source: Internet

Since beech trees can be a significant portion of hardwood forest areas (they can amount to between 10 per cent and 30 per cent of a stand of sugar maple), diseased beeches can severely reduce the amount of timber that can be harvested. Source: Internet

The sugar maple accounts for 14.2 percent of Syracuse's trees, followed by the Northern white cedar (9.8 percent) and the European buckthorn (6.8 percent). Source: Internet

She also received a decorative glass sugar maple container filled with maple syrup. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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