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Silver maple

noun

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. Synonym: Acer saccharinum.

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"Silver maple" Quotes from Famous Books

... tree called 'the silver maple,'" was the reply, "and there is also the silver poplar. The silver maple is considered the most graceful of the large and handsome maple family. I have not told you, I think, that the name of the family is Acer, which means 'sharp' or 'hard,' and it was supposed ...

— Among the Trees at Elmridge • Ella Rodman Church