acer

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noun

A plant of the genus Acer; a maple.

Origintranslingual Acer ← Latin acer →
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Meanings

acer1

nounacer (plural acers)

plural acers

  1. A plant of the genus Acer; a maple.

    In the plantations to which we allude, there were also some American acers and the Norway maple, exhibiting dark reds and rich yellows.

    1842, The Gardener's Magazine, page 611

acer2

nounacer (plural acers)

plural acers

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of acre.

Origin

  1. Latinacer“maple tree”
  2. translingualAcer
  3. Englishacer

Borrowed from translingual Acer, from Latin acer (“maple tree”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

acer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acer

MLA

“acer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acer.

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