maple
/ˈmeɪpl/noun
1- a tree or shrub with lobed leaves, winged fruits, and colourful autumn foliage, grown as an ornamental or for its timber or syrupy sap槭树, 枫树。
1.1
- Genus Acer, family Aceraceae: many species, including the common European field maple (A. campestre), the North American sugar maple (A. saccharum), and the Japanese maple (A. palmatum), which has many cultivars.槭树属, 槭树科：多种, 包括常见的欧洲栓皮槭（拉丁名A. campestre）、北美的糖枫（拉丁名A. saccharum）和有很多栽培变种的日本的鸡爪槭（拉丁名A. palmatum）。
词源
Old English mapel （as the first element of mapeltrēow, mapulder 'maple tree'）; used as an independent word from Middle English.