soft maple

noun

A red maple, Acer rubrum

Meanings

nounsoft maple (plural soft maples)

plural soft maples

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA red maple, Acer rubrum

Origin

From the weakness of its wood relative to other maples.

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APA

soft maple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20maple

MLA

“soft maple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20maple. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft maple,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20maple.

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