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Meaning of maple in English

(Definition of maple from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Examples of maple

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In the case of maple trees, the characteristic shapes of their leaves offer natural rather than artificial clues for recognizing perceived trees as maples.
The entire interior of the performing space is constructed from maple, which no doubt contributed to the lustrous sound the orchestra produced.
On sugar maple, 50% of the males and 90% of the females went through five instars, with the remaining individuals going through four larval instars.
It is a red maple leaf flaming out at the end of its life, revealing an incredibly rich and complex network of branching veins.
Perhaps, in the full glare of a cloudless summer day, maples display themselves as they truly are.
Certainly, under such conditions, most viewers would have no trouble whatsoever identifying maples by the distinctive shape of their leaves.
Further south, in the mixed-forest belt, the trees of the taiga are supplemented by broadleaved trees such as oak, maple, elm and lime.
In dim light or when stripped of their leaves in the dead of winter, however, maples may not display their specific nature so obviously.
The logo consists of three doves, intertwined—surprise, surprise—with a maple leaf.
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At one stage it was suggested that they might be asked to plant maple rather than larch.
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Among the many indigenous species to be planted will be oak, ash, field maple, hawthorn and blackthorn.
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Those who go overseas have a little maple leaf on the ribbon.
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The wood used under the upholstery is made from kiln-dried maple wood that is free of knots, bark or defects.
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Translations of maple

in Chinese (Traditional)
楓樹,槭樹…
in Chinese (Simplified)
槭树,枫树…
in Spanish
arce, arce [masculine, singular]…
in Portuguese
bordo, ácer, bordo [masculine]…
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カエデ…
akçaağaç, akçaağaç ahşabı…
érable [masculine], érable, érablier…
auró…
esdoorn, esdoornhout…
ahorn, løn…
lönn…
mapel, kayu mapel…
der Ahorn…
lønn [masculine], eiketre…
клен…
клен…
شَجرة القَيقَب…
javor, javorové dřevo…
pohon maple, kayu maple…
ต้นเมเปิ้ล, ไม้ของต้นเมเปิ้ล…
cây phong, gỗ phong…
klon, drewno klonowe…
단풍 나무…
acero…
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