sugar maple
noun
any of several maples having a sweet sap, especially Acer saccharum (the state tree of New York, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin), having a short trunk and long, curving branches, yielding a hard wood used for making furniture and being the chief source of maple sugar.
Origin of sugar maple
An Americanism dating back to 1725–35
OTHER WORDS FROM sugar maple
sug·ar-ma·ple, adjectiveWords nearby sugar maple
sugar grove,
sugar gum,
sugar loaf,
sugar loaf mountain,
sugar mama,
sugar maple,
sugar of lead,
sugar of milk,
sugar orchard,
sugar palm,
sugar pea
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British Dictionary definitions for sugar maple
sugar maple
noun
a North American maple tree, Acer saccharum, that is grown as a source of sugar, which is extracted from the sap, and for its hard wood