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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sugar maple

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
sug-ar maple
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A North American hardwood tree, Acer saccharum, famed as the source of maple sugar and maple flavoring; the wood from such a tree.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

sugar maples (plural) sugar-maple (alternative)

Phrases

black sugar maple southern sugar maple sugar-maple borer western sugar maple maple sugar sugar beet sugar bush sugar cane

Frequently Paired Words

maple sugar sugar beet sugarbush sugar bush sugar cane sugaring

Synonyms

hard maple rock maple acer saccharum

Questions

What does sugar maple mean?
A North American hardwood tree, Acer saccharum, famed as the source of maple sugar and maple flavoring; the wood from such a tree.

How to pronounce sugar maple

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