a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath.
2.
the hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used for making furniture.
Origin
1755-65
Examples from the web for silver maple
The mocker's nest is high above in the silver maple tree, and he is brooking no interference.
Quite conspicuous on silver maple is the woolly alder aphid which is covered with white woolly threads.
The former cropland acreage is naturally regenerating with silver maple, willow and cottonwood.
Tree species which dominate the habitat includes silver maple with some red ash, swamp white oak, and slippery elm.
The lowland species which thrive in these ravines include silver maple, sycamore, buckeye and tulip trees.
Another species that also occurs in these forests is silver maple, as well as hybrids of red and silver maples.
British Dictionary definitions for silver maple
silver maple
noun
1.
a North American maple tree, Acer saccharinum, having five-lobed leaves that are green above and silvery-white beneath
Encyclopedia Article for silver maple
(Acer saccharinum), large, spreading tree, of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae), popular as a rapid-growing shade tree. Native to eastern North America, it is widely cultivated elsewhere.
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