rock maple

rock maple

n. See sugar maple.

rock′ ma`ple

n. a sugar maple, Acer saccharum. [1765–75]

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rock maple - maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspeciesAcer saccharum, sugar maplemaple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone