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Definition of sugar maple

sugar maple

Plural:sugar maples
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1

North American A large deciduous tree native to the hardwood forests of eastern North America, renowned for its brilliant autumn foliage and sap that is boiled down to make maple syrup.

Example

"Every spring, the family taps the sugar maples on their property to collect buckets of fresh sap."

2

North American The highly durable, dense wood of the sugar maple tree, valued for flooring, cabinetry, bowling alleys, and the construction of musical instruments.

Example

"The gymnasium floor was constructed from premium sugar maple because of its resistance to heavy impacts."

• Nearby Words

suffuse
sugar
sugar glider
sugar maple
sugar snap pea
sugar snap peas
sugarbeet

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sugar maple. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sugar-maple
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