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Language: Old English
Origin: mapul

maple

 noun
     
maple
Related topics: Plants
ma‧ple
1 also maple tree [countable]HBP a tree which grows mainly in northern countries such as Canada. Its leaves have five points and turn red or gold in autumn.
2 [uncountable]TI the wood from a maple
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