#maple  any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
  supertype:  angiospermous_tree__angiospermoustree__flowering_tree__floweringtree  any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
  substance:  maple.wood
  member of:  genus_Acer
  subtype:  silver_maple__Acer_saccharinum  a common North American maple tree; 5-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood
  subtype:  sugar_maple__rock_maple__Acer_saccharum  maple of eastern and central North America having 3- to 5-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
  subtype:  red_maple__redmaple__scarlet_maple__scarletmaple__swamp_maple__swampmaple__Acer_rubrum  maple of eastern and central America; 5-lobed leaves scarlet and yellow in autumn
  subtype:  moosewood__stripedmaple__striped_dogwood__goosefoot_maple__Acer_pennsylvanicum  maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large 2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
  subtype:  Oregon_maple__big-leaf_maple__Acer_macrophyllum  maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
  subtype:  dwarf_maple__dwarfmaple__Rocky-mountain_maple__Acer_glabrum  small maple of northwestern North America
  subtype:  mountain_maple__mountain_alder__Acer_spicatum  small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn
  subtype:  vine_maple__Acer_circinatum  small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets
  subtype:  hedge_maple__hedgemaple__field_maple__fieldmaple__Acer_campestre  shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
  subtype:  Norway_maple__Acer_platanoides  a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; 5-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties
  subtype:  great_maple__greatmaple__sycamore__scottish_maple__Acer_pseudoplatanus  Eurasian maple tree with pale gray bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
  subtype:  box_elder__boxelder__ash-leaved_maple__Acer_negundo  common shade tree of eastern and central United States
     subtype:  California_box_elder__Acer_negundo_Californicum  maple of the United States Pacific coast; fruits are white when mature
  subtype:  pointed-leaf_maple__Acer_argutum  small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn
  subtype:  full_moon_maple__Japanese_maple__Acer_japonicum  leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
  subtype:  Japanese_maple__Acer_palmatum  ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties

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