maple
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.: Compare maple family.
the wood of any such tree.
the flavor of maple syrup or maple sugar.
Bowling Slang. pin (def. 12).
Origin of maple
1Other words from maple
- ma·ple·like, adjective
Words Nearby maple
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Make your own maple syrup without harming the trees | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | February 7, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThen, top them with whatever you’d like, including maple syrup, chopped nuts and fresh berries.
8 sweet or savory oatmeal recipes to recharge your morning routine | Daniela Galarza | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostThe chair is made of solid maple, and the rolled arms and turned wood legs give it a very traditional look.
Shopping with the pros: Paloma Contreras’s favorite items from Serena & Lily | Mari-Jane Williams | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostJohn Boos Blocks are longstanding favorites—they’ve been around since 1887, and are made in the USA using durable woods like maple, walnut, and cherry.
These pieces of kitchen gear make excellent gifts | PopSci Commerce Team | October 6, 2020 | Popular-ScienceOne family in northeast Pennsylvania, for example, farmers who tapped maple trees to make syrup, watched as crews cut 558 of their trees to make way for a pipeline.
It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It. | by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica | October 1, 2020 | ProPublica
“Treat every crime as if the victim were your mother,” maple would say.
Whisk together maple syrup and whiskey, add as much whiskey as desired.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship | Harley Morenstein | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThose same maple and Brown Sugar packets bear an FDA-approved seal proclaiming them heart healthy.
A single packet of Quaker maple and Brown Sugar instant oatmeal, though, contains a full tablespoon of sugar.
Sally ate it with maple syrup; at home we ate the store-bought kind with ketchup.
‘Tracing the Blue Light’: Read Chapter 1 of Eileen Cronin’s ‘Mermaid’ | Eileen Cronin | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs they drove up under the maple-trees before the low iron gate, he said, Has this year been a happy year to you?
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterThe Ash, of course, thought he had as much right to stand there as the maple, and he said he would not stir a limb.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel PowersThey bent their heads so low and close to listen, that an arm of the maple slipped through an arm of the Ash.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel Powers"No, you are not," retorted the Ash, and he sent the maple back with a great push of his strong elbow.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel PowersThey forgot to give thanks for the sweet waters of the maple, and for the planting season.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel Powers
British Dictionary definitions for maple
/ (ˈmeɪpəl) /
any tree or shrub of the N temperate genus Acer, having winged seeds borne in pairs and lobed leaves: family Aceraceae
the hard close-grained wood of any of these trees, used for furniture and flooring
the flavour of the sap of the sugar maple
Origin of maple
1- See also sugar maple, silver maple, Norway maple, sycamore
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