Acer saccharum vs maple

maple vs Acer saccharum

Acer saccharum and maple both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Acer saccharum	Yes	No	No	No
maple	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, maple is a hypernym of Acer saccharum; that is, maple is a word with a broader meaning than Acer saccharum:

Acer saccharum: maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
maple: any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone

Acer saccharum (noun)	maple (noun)
maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies	any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
	wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring

Difference between Acer saccharum and maple

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