maple

n. type of hardwood tree which grows in northern regions and is cultivated for its wood and sap; hard and light-colored wood from the maple tree; sweet flavor made from the sap of the sugar maple

Trees or shrubs in the genus Acer are commonly called Maples. They are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or (together with the Hippocastanaceae) included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification, favour inclusion in Sapindaceae. There are approximately 125 species, most of which are native to Asia, but several species also occur in Europe, northern Africa, and North America.
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For other meanings of, see Maple (disambiguation) The MAPLE (Multipurpose Applied Physics Lattice Experiment) dedicated isotope-production facility is a current project jointly undertaken by AECL and MDS Nordion. When completed the facility will include two identical reactors, as well as the necessary isotope-processing facilities. When operational, MAPLE will be capable of producing a large portion of the world's medical isotopes, especially Molybdenum-99, medical Cobalt-60, Xenon-133, Iodine-131 and Iodine-125
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Noun
1. wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
(hypernym) wood
(hyponym) bird's-eye maple
2. any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
(hypernym) angiospermous tree, flowering tree
(hyponym) silver maple, Acer saccharinum

n. maple, type of hardwood tree which grows in northern regions and is cultivated for its wood and sap; hard and light-colored wood from the maple tree; sweet flavor made from the sap of the sugar maple

(n.)
A tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species. A. 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 or swamp maple is A. rubrum; the silver maple, A. dasycarpum, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, A. Pennsylvanium, called also moosewood. The common maple of Europe is A. campestre, the sycamore maple is A. Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is A. platanoides.