Meanings
plural rock maples
- The sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
Synonyms: hard maple
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmaple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the hardness of its wood relative to the wood of other maples.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
rock maple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20maple
“rock maple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20maple. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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