sugar maple
noun
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
: any of several maples (especially Acer nigrum and A. grandidentatum) often considered subspecies of the sugar maple
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The March full moon is also known as the sap moon, because this is the time of year when the sap of sugar maples starts to flow.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Red and sugar maples, along with American beech, pines, oaks, poplars, and elms, are most likely to develop tree girdling due to roots.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2024
There are good examples of mesic upland forest, dominated by beech and sugar maple, and dry-mesic upland forest, dominated by several species of oak and hickory.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
The property has apple trees and sugar maples; a four-level Shaker barn with livestock facilities, gathering and work spaces, guest bedroom, and bathroom; a studio; trails; a beaver pond; and a 4-acre swimming pond.
—The Week Us, theweek, 16 Apr. 2024
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Red and sugar maples, along with American beech, pines, oaks, poplars, and elms, are most likely to develop tree girdling due to roots.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2024
There are good examples of mesic upland forest, dominated by beech and sugar maple, and dry-mesic upland forest, dominated by several species of oak and hickory.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
The property has apple trees and sugar maples; a four-level Shaker barn with livestock facilities, gathering and work spaces, guest bedroom, and bathroom; a studio; trails; a beaver pond; and a 4-acre swimming pond.
—The Week Us, theweek, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Sugar maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugar%20maple. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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