Maple

[mey-puh l] /ˈmeɪ pəl/

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 .
2.
the wood of any such tree.
3.
the flavor of or .
4.
Bowling Slang. (def 11).
/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
3.
the flavour of the sap of the sugar maple
n.

c.1300, from Old English mapultreow “maple tree,” also mapolder, mapuldre, related to Old Norse möpurr, Old Saxon mapulder, Middle Low German mapeldorn, from Proto-Germanic *maplo-. There also was a Proto-Germanic *matlo- (cf. Old High German mazzaltra, German maszholder), but the connection and origins are mysterious. Formerly with adjectival form mapelin (early 15c.; Old English mapuldern). Maple syrup attested from 1824, American English. The maple leaf is mentioned as the emblem of Canada from 1850.

A symbolic mathematics package by B. Char, K. Geddes, G. Gonnet, M. Monagan and S. Watt of the University of Waterloo, Canada and ETH Zurich, Switzerland in 1980. Version: Maple V.
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Maple butter
noun 1. (Canadian) a creamy spread made by heating, then rapidly cooling and stirring maple syrup noun a condiment of butter and maple syrup creamed together Examples Maple butter is sometimes used as a spread instead of butter, or as a frosting. Word Origin 1923 Usage Note cooking
Maple-family
noun 1. the plant family Aceraceae, typified by trees and shrubs having sweet sap, simple opposite leaves usually lobed or toothed, clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a double-winged nutlet, and including maples and the box elder.
Maple cream
noun pure maple syrup boiled down and rapidly cooled until it has a creamy spreadable consistency Usage Note cooking

Map legend
noun See map key
Maple-grove
noun 1. a town in SE Minnesota.