tiger maple

noun

: maple lumber having a distinct irregularly striped pattern and much used for furniture

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Each room is clad in a different wood; tiger maple in the hallway, rosewood in the library, chestnut in the music room, cherry in the dining room. —Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022

For the breakfast nook, Maloney commissioned a tiger maple table from Holmes Fine Furniture in Sheffield. —Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above