sugar maple
noun
1
: a maple (Acer saccharum) of eastern North America with 3- to 5-lobed leaves, hard close-grained wood much used for cabinetwork, and sap that is the chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar
called also rock maple, hard maple
2
: any of several maples (especially Acer nigrum and A. grandidentatum) often considered subspecies of the sugar maple
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Collaboration will be key to safeguarding the future of sugar maples and their deep historical roots.
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Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
Otherwise, don your cross-country skis, snowshoes or boots (with crampons) and enjoy cruising or ambling along the almost seven-mile Lac-Brome Path that’s lined in places with a variety of trees such as fir, larch, white cedar and sugar maple.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
His winning ribs were from Wichita Packing Co. in Chicago and cooked with sugar maple, cherry and apple wood.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Higher temperatures are facilitating the range expansion of sugar maple pests and pathogens.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
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Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
Otherwise, don your cross-country skis, snowshoes or boots (with crampons) and enjoy cruising or ambling along the almost seven-mile Lac-Brome Path that’s lined in places with a variety of trees such as fir, larch, white cedar and sugar maple.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
His winning ribs were from Wichita Packing Co. in Chicago and cooked with sugar maple, cherry and apple wood.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Higher temperatures are facilitating the range expansion of sugar maple pests and pathogens.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Sugar maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugar%20maple. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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