maple

[ mey-puhl ]

noun
  1. 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.

  2. the wood of any such tree.

  1. the flavor of maple syrup or maple sugar.

  2. Bowling Slang. pin (def. 12).

Origin of maple

1
before 900; Middle English mapel,Old English mapul-, in mapultrēow, mapulder maple tree, cognate with Old Saxon mapulder

Other words from maple

  • ma·ple·like, adjective

Words Nearby maple

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British Dictionary definitions for maple

maple

/ (ˈmeɪpəl) /


noun
  1. any tree or shrub of the N temperate genus Acer, having winged seeds borne in pairs and lobed leaves: family Aceraceae

  2. the hard close-grained wood of any of these trees, used for furniture and flooring

  1. the flavour of the sap of the sugar maple

Origin of maple

1
C14: from Old English mapel-, as in mapeltrēow maple tree

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