Acer

See also: acer

Translingual

Acer campestre

Etymology

From Latin acer (“maple tree”).

Proper noun

Acer n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – maples.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Sapindales – order; Sapindaceae – family; Hippocastanoideae - subfamily; Acereae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore (UK), sycamore maple (US)) - type species; Acer campestre (field maple), Acer grandidentatum (bigtooth maple), Acer macrophyllum (bigleaf maple), Acer micranthum (garden maple), Acer negundo (Manitoba maple), Acer nigrum (black maple), Acer palmatum (Japanese maple), (Acer pensylvanicum) (moosewood), Acer platanoides (Norway maple), Acer rubrum (red maple), Acer saccharinum (silver maple), Acer saccharum (sugar maple), Acer spicatum (moose maple, mountain maple) - selected species

References

• Maple on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acer on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acer at USDA Plants database