/'meɪpl; `mepl/
n
(a) [C] (also `maple tree) one of various types of tree of the northern hemisphere, grown for timber and ornament 槭树（俗称枫树）.
(b) [U] its hard wood, sometimes used for furniture 槭木
*[attrib 作定语] a maple desk 槭木书桌.

n

[Language: Old English;Origin: mapul]
alsomaple tree[C]
a tree which grows mainly in northern countries such as Canada. Its leaves have five points and turn red or gold in autumn.
[U]
the wood from a maple