(n) an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood, Syn. branched chain ketoaciduria

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Maple

n. [ AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel. möpurr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder. ] (Bot.) A tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species. Acer saccharinum is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the red maple or swamp maple is Acer rubrum; the silver maple, Acer dasycarpum, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, Acer Pennsylvanium, called also moosewood. The common maple of Europe is Acer campestre, the sycamore maple is Acer Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is Acer platanoides. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bird's-eye maple,
Curled maple, varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers. --
Maple honey,
Maple molasses,
Maple syrup, or
Maple sirup, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses. --
Maple sugar, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation. [ 1913 Webster ]

maple family

n. (Bot.) The natural family of trees Aceraceae, including the maples. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

maple-leaf begonia

n. (Bot.) A tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia (Begonia dregei) having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers.
Syn. -- grape-leaf begonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

maple-leaved bayur

n. (Bot.) An Indian tree (Pterospermum acerifolium) having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Called also mayeng. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

枫

[枫 / 楓, fēng] maple #10098

枫叶

[枫叶 / 楓葉, fēng yè] maple leaf #26779

槭

[槭, qī] maple; sycamore #38866

槭

[槭, qì] maple #38866

枫树

[枫树 / 楓樹, fēng shù] maple #51111

槭木

[槭木, qī mù] Maple

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楓;槭樹;蛙手;鶏冠木

[かえで(楓;槭樹);かえるで(楓;蛙手;鶏冠木), kaede ( momiji ; shuku ki ); kaerude ( momiji ; kaeru te ; niwatori kan ki )] (n) maple (tree) (Acer spp.) #6021

紅葉(P);黄葉

[こうよう(P);もみじ(P), kouyou (P); momiji (P)] (n, vs) (1) autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour); (2) (紅葉, こうよう only) leaves turning red; red leaves; (3) (黄葉, こうよう only) leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (n) (4) (もみじ only) (See 以呂波紅葉) (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum); (5) (もみじ only) (col) venison; (P) #11328

カエデ科

[カエデか, kaede ka] (n) (See 槭樹) Aceraceae (plant family); maple

メープル

[me-puru] (n) maple

メープルシュガー

[me-purushuga-] (n) maple sugar

メープルシロップ

[me-purushiroppu] (n) maple syrup

メープルバター

[me-purubata-] (n) maple butter

以呂波紅葉

[いろはもみじ;イロハモミジ, irohamomiji ; irohamomiji] (n) (uk) Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)