silver maple

noun

a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath.
the hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used for making furniture.

silver maple

a North American maple tree, Acer saccharinum, having five-lobed leaves that are green above and silvery-white beneath

First recorded in 1755–65

This same silver maple is a bone of contention among tree-men, at times.

Fruit (one key) of Silver Maple, Acer dasycarpum, of natural size, the seed-bearing portion divided to show the seed.

Germination of Silver Maple, natural size; merely the base of the fruit, containing the seed, is shown.

Elm and silver-maple trees are among the first to show life in spring.

In the front yard is what is known all over town as the 'big tree,' a silver maple, at least twice as tall as the house.

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