maple vs sugar maple

sugar maple vs maple

maple and sugar maple both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maple	Yes	No	No	No
sugar maple	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sugar maple is a hyponym of maple; that is, sugar maple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than maple:

maple: any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
sugar maple: 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

Other hyponyms of maple include Acer saccharinum, silver maple, Acer saccharum, rock maple, Acer rubrum, red maple, scarlet maple, swamp maple, Acer pennsylvanicum, goosefoot maple, moose-wood, moosewood, striped dogwood, striped maple, Acer macrophyllum, big-leaf maple, Oregon maple, Acer glabrum, dwarf maple, Rocky-mountain maple, Acer spicatum, mountain alder, mountain maple, Acer circinatum, vine maple, Acer campestre, field maple, hedge maple, Acer platanoides, Norway maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, great maple, scottish maple, sycamore, Acer negundo, ash-leaved maple, box elder, Acer argutum, pointed-leaf maple, Acer japonicum, full moon maple, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, Japanese maple.

maple (noun)	sugar maple (noun)
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone	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
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 maple and sugar maple

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