- (also maple tree)[countable, uncountable]
a tall tree with leaves that have five points and turn bright red or yellow in the autumn. Maples grow in northern countries. see also sugar mapleTopics Plants and treesc1槭树;枫树 - (also maple wood)[uncountable]
the wood of the maple tree 槭木
Word OriginOld English mapel (as the first element of mapeltrēow, mapulder ‘maple tree’); used as an independent word from Middle English.