Noun
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
sugar-maple
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