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English > 1 sense of the expression great maple:
NOUNplantgreat maple, sycamore, scottish maple, Acer pseudoplatanusEurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree
English > great maple: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn.
Synonymssycamore, scottish maple, Acer pseudoplatanus
BroadermapleAny of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs