Acer saccharum

Translingual

Acer saccharum

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Acer saccharum n

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

Hypernyms

(genus): Sapindales - order; Sapindaceae - family; Hippocastanoideae - subfamily; Acereae - tribe; Acer - genus

References

Acer saccharum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acer saccharum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acer saccharum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Acer saccharum at USDA Plants database

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