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In some senses, maple is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
maple
/ˈmeɪpəl/
name 5noun 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
able, big, free, high, large, left, little, next
The big maple tree in our backyard lost most of its leaves during the storm.
VERB + MAPLE
ate, can't, dubbed, hand, like, likes, lined, made
She likes maple syrup on her pancakes every Sunday morning.
MAPLE + NOUN
breakfast, gamut, leaf, morning, syrup, timbers, tom, tree
We poured warm maple syrup over the stack of pancakes at breakfast.
PREP.
in, in, on, on, with
The children played in the maple tree while their parents sat on the porch.
ADV.
also, finally
The old farmhouse finally had its maple trees cut down after the storm.
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