acer saccharum

1. 1.

   maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies

   Synonymssugar maplerock maple

   Broadermaple

Questions about acer saccharum

What does acer saccharum mean?

acer saccharum means "maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies".

What is another word for acer saccharum?

Close synonyms include sugar maple, rock maple. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.