Acer
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See also: acer
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin acer (“maple tree”).
Proper noun[edit]
Acer n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – maples.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Sapindales - order; Sapindaceae - family; Hippocastanoideae - subfamily; Acereae - tribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore (UK), sycamore maple (US) - type species; Acer campestre (field maple), Acer grandidentatum (bigtooth maple), Acer macrophyllum (bigleaf maple), Acer micranthum (garden maple), Acer negundo (Manitoba maple), Acer nigrum (black maple), Acer palmatum (Japanese maple), (Acer pensylvanicum) (moosewood), Acer platanoides (Norway maple), Acer rubrum (red maple), Acer saccharinum (silver maple), Acer saccharum (sugar maple), Acer spicatum (moose maple, mountain maple) - selected species
References[edit]
Maple on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Acer on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Acer at USDA Plants database
