sugar maple

sugar maple — noun Date: 1731 1. a maple (Acer saccharum) of eastern North America with 3 to 5 lobed leaves, hard close grained wood much used for cabinetwork, and sap that is the chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar called also rock maple, hard maple 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Sugar maple — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

sugar maple — Maple Ma ple (m[=a] p l), n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel. m[ o]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species. {Acer saccharinum} is the {rock maple}, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

sugar maple — sugar maple, adj. any of several maples having a sweet sap, esp. Acer saccharum (the state tree of New York, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin), having a short trunk and long, curving branches, yielding a hard wood used for making furniture… …   Universalium

sugar maple — бот. клён сахарный (Acer saccharum) (ботаника) клен сахарный (Acer saccharum) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

sugar maple — noun A North American hardwood, Acer saccharum, famed as the source of maple sugar and maple flavoring. Syn: hard maple, rock maple …   Wiktionary

sugar maple — [ˌʃʊgə meɪp(ə)l] 1) Ботаника: клён американский (Acer negundo), клён ясенелистный (Acer negundo), клён сахарный (Acer saccharum) 2) Пищевая промышленность: сахарный клён …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

sugar maple — сахарный клен …   Англо русский политехнический словарь

black (sugar) maple — Биология: клён чёрный (Acer nigrum) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

black sugar maple — Ботаника: клён чёрный (Acer nigrum) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь