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japanese maple
a small, graceful maple tree, Acer palmatum, of Korea and Japan, having small, purple flowers, the foliage turning bright red in autumn. -
maple syrup
a syrup produced by partially boiling down the sap of the sugar maple or of any of several other maple trees. -
mazer
a large metal drinking bowl or cup, formerly of wood. -
sugar
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar. -
bigleaf maple
a tree, Acer macrophyllum, of western North America, having large, deeply lobed leaves and fragrant yellow flowers in drooping clusters. -
bird's-eye maple
a cut of sugar maple wood used especially for veneers, having a wavy grain with many dark, circular markings.