maple |
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
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maple |
Maples are trees of the genus Acer in the Order Sapindales, variously classified in a family of their own Aceraceae, or (together with the Hippocastanaceae) in Sapindaceae; genetic evidence points to the latter being the more accurate option. They are distinguished by opposite leaf arrangement, with usually palmately lobed, or occasionally pinnate or unlobed leaves. The flowers are regular, pentamerous, and borne in racemes, corymbs, or umbels. ...
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maple |
An extremely hard, fine-textured wood used extensively for American colonial furniture and contemporary furnishings. Color is basically light although some maple has a reddish cast; it can also be stained to simulate cherry wood, which has similar grain. Birdseye and wavy maple grain patterns have provided highly prized veneers since the 18th century.
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maple |
Light reddish-brown wood with uniform texture. Grain is usually straight except when different veneers are used.
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maple bark d. |
a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis affecting logging and sawmill workers, caused by inhalation of the spores of the mold Cryptostroma corticale, which grows under the bark of maple logs.
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