maple

a common North American maple tree; five-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood

maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies

maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn

maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn

maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn

small maple of northwestern North America

small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn

small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets

shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge

a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties

Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn

common shade tree of eastern and central United States

small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn

leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan

ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties

maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature