Acer
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Etymology
From Latin acer (“maple tree”)
[edit] Proper noun
Acer
- (botany) A botanical name at the rank of genus. Circumscription of this genus Acer has been fairly stable over the past few decades - the maples. Placement is either in family Aceraceae or family Sapindaceae.
[edit] Derived terms
- Acer campestre - Field Maple
- Acer grandidentatum - Bigtooth Maple
- Acer macrophyllum - Bigleaf Maple
- Acer micranthum - Garden Maple
- Acer negundo - Manitoba Maple
- Acer palmatum - Japanese Maple
- Acer platanoides - Norway Maple
- Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore Maple
- Acer rubrum - Red Maple
- Acer saccharinum - Silver Maple
- Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple
- and others
