Plural of maple

Forms of maple

Maples in a sentence

• The maples – red, white and black – were there, and ribbonwood or lace bark; while rata, or 'Ironwood', so called because of its hardness, made a splash of crimson in summertime.1967, Robert McLatchie, Kathleen Keene, Tang of the Bush: The Story of Robert McLatchie, 1875–1963, as Told to His Daughter, Kathleen Keene...
• Although palmate leaves are typical of most Western maples, a number of species have leaves without lobes.From the entry palmate
• Ericaceous plants include camellias, hollies, hydrangeas, and maples as well as members of the Ericaceae.From the entry ericaceous
• After a month of sugaring, the local maples were all tapped out.From the entry tap out
• Broad shading elms and sugar maples kept foothold there, spreading sun-traced shadows or holding twigfuls of snow.1947, Ethel McCrossin Orr, Evelyn T. Holston, Reading Today (book 1, page 52). From the entry twigful

Meaning of maple

1. noun Any member of any species of genus Acer, characterized by (usually) palmate, five-lobed leaves and winged seeds, and often grown for syrup or wood.
2. noun A small tree (Acer campestre), known as the common maple, field maple, or hedge maple, which has palmate leaves with five lobes and winged seeds, and is chiefly native to East Asia, Europe, North Africa, and North America.
3. noun Often preceded by a descriptive word: a tree of the genus Acer; especially the sugar maple (Acer saccharum) native to North America which has brightly colored autumn foliage and is the primary source of maple syrup.

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Questions about the plural of maple

What is the plural of maple?

The plural of maple is maples.

Is maple countable?

Maple is a countable and uncountable noun.