Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acer_saccharum

1 sense of acer saccharum

Sense 1
sugar maple, rock maple, Acer saccharum -- (maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-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)
       => maple -- (any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone)