Acer saccharum

Translingual

Acer saccharum

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Acer saccharum n

1. 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