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rock maple
noun
, New England.
- the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rock maple1
First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences
The first is in sap-time, when maple sugar is being made in the little shack on the borders of the rock-maple grove.
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We will do what we can, though, to become acquainted with the rock maple, that we may be able to recognize it when we see it.
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Other common names: The sugar maple is sometimes called rock maple or hard maple.
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The tree was an ancient rock maple, its branches large but comparatively few in number.
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Wood not as hard as rock maple, but strong, close-grained and brittle.
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