What does sugar maple mean?
• SUGAR MAPLE (noun) The noun SUGAR MAPLE has 1 sense: 1. 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 Familiarity information: SUGAR MAPLE used as a noun is very rare.