Acer

See also: acer

Translingual

Acer campestre

Etymology

From Latin acer (“maple tree”)

Proper noun

Acer n

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – the maples.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Sapindales - order; Sapindaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore maple) - type species; Acer campestre (field maple), Acer grandidentatum (bigtooth maple), Acer macrophyllum (bigleaf maple), Acer micranthum (garden maple), Acer negundo (Manitoba maple), Acer palmatum (Japanese maple), (Acer pensylvanicum) (moosewood), Acer platanoides (Norway maple), Acer rubrum (red maple), Acer saccharinum (silver maple), Acer saccharum (sugar maple) - selected species

Further reading

Maple on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acer on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Acer at USDA Plants database

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