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Definition of silver maple
silver maple
Plural:silver maples
silver maple Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
6
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
North American A fast-growing, large deciduous tree native to eastern and central North America, characterized by deeply lobed leaves that are bright green on top and silvery-white underneath.
Example
"We planted a silver maple in the backyard because it provides excellent shade and grows much faster than an oak."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named 'silver' because of the distinctive, pale silvery-white undersides of its leaves, which shimmer noticeably when blown by the wind, combined with 'maple', stemming from the Old English 'mæpel'.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Silver maple. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/silver maple