Meanings
nounblack maple (plural black maples)
plural black maples
- A variety of maple tree of eastern North America, Acer nigrum, closely related to the sugar maple, but with a darker bark and three-lobed leaves.
Synonyms: black sugar maple
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA variety of maple tree of eastern North America, Acer nigrum, closely related to the sugar maple, but with a darker bark and three-lobed leaves.
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Translations
French érable noir
- érable noirAcer nigrum
Polish klon czarny
- klon czarnyAcer nigrum
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APA
black maple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20maple
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“black maple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20maple. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black maple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20maple.
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