maple

[ UK /mˈe‍ɪpə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈmeɪpəɫ/ ]

NOUN

wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Even without captain Mats Sundin, the Toronto Maple Leafs are still alive in the playoff chase. USATODAY.com
He dug a hole in our yard on Edgerton Avenue to plant a maple tree when I was born.
Add the molasses, corn oil, and maple syrup and, using a rubber spatula, gently stir to combine.
Its the same method, the only veg is the sweet potato and onion and the spice is ginger only, but at the end, after blending you add (heavy) cream, tamari, maple syrup and lime juice. Chipotle sweet potato soup | Homesick Texan
Honey and maple syrup are only marginally better. The Family Nutrition Workbook
WINDING ALONG HIGH ground where tall oaks, maples, and hickories crowded the sky, we descended to a swampy bottom filled with palmettos, water oaks, gums, and bald cypresses. Fire The Sky
Some deciduous trees, such as many maples and oaks, can be pruned to allow more light to reach the ground.
The last of the summer's flowers are mush, all the leaves have fallen off the maple and my chrysanthemums are looking a sorry sight.
Still leading, the Camaro is heading for a turn-off which leads to the Albion ferry, a car and passenger ferry which shuttles traffic between Maple Ridge City and the suburb of Langley.
Fothergilla, amelanchier, styrax japonicus, paper-bark maple, viburnums of all kinds, a 'green man' from Bamberg mine's from Norwich Cathedral. FOTHERGILLA 'BLUE SHADOW'

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