- maple family
- maple family maple family n. (Bot.) The natural family of trees {Aceraceae}, including the maples. [WordNet 1.5]
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maple family — noun a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples • Syn: ↑Aceraceae, ↑family Aceraceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
maple family — 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. * * *… … Universalium
maple — [mā′pəl] n. [ME < OE mapel(treo), akin to ON mǫpurr] 1. any of a large genus (Acer) of trees of the maple family, grown for wood, sap, or shade 2. the hard, closegrained, light colored wood of such a tree, used for furniture, flooring, etc. 3 … English World dictionary
maple — maplelike, adj. /may peuhl/, n. 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. Cf. maple family. 2. the wood of any such tree. 3. the flavor of maple syrup or … Universalium
maple — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mapul ; akin to Old Norse mǫpurr maple Date: 14th century any of a genus (Acer of the family Aceraceae, the maple family) of chiefly deciduous trees or shrubs with opposite leaves and a fruit of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
family — /fam euh lee, fam lee/, n., pl. families, adj. n. 1. parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not. 2. the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family. 3. the spouse and children … Universalium
family Aceraceae — noun a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples • Syn: ↑Aceraceae, ↑maple family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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