maple
noun / adjective
Meaning
- nounAny member of any species of genus Acer, characterized by (usually) palmate, five-lobed leaves and winged seeds, and often grown for syrup or wood
Example:
Russian maple
- adjectiveOf the light-brown colour of the wood of a maple tree (etymology 1, noun sense 3).
- nounSynonym of mapau (“any of several trees of New Zealand, especially in the genus Myrsine”).
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Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #760 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 82% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None