Acer saccharum

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin acer (“maple tree”) + Latin saccharum (“sugar”).

Proper noun

Acer saccharum n

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – sugar maple, native to cooler portions of eastern North America, from the Appalachians and Ozarks to Minnesota and Quebec, the source of maple syrup.

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