different between maple vs mapley

English

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Etymology

From Old English *mapul (attested in mapultr?ow and mapulder), from Proto-Germanic *mapulaz (compare Old Saxon mapulder, Old High German mazaltra, mazzaltra; Old Norse m?purr, Middle Low German mapeldorn, dialectal Dutch meppel, German Masseller, Maßholder), perhaps a blend of *masuraz (“knob; maple-tree”) (compare Old English mæsen (“maple”), Old Norse m?surr (“maple”), German Maser (“knob, offshoot”)) and *aplaz (“apple”) (see apple), from *mas? (“lump, knob”) (compare obsolete German Mase (“scar”), modern Maser (“speck, measle”). More at measles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?pl?/
• Rhymes: -e?p?l

Noun

maple (countable and uncountable, plural maples)

1. A tree of the Acer genus, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.
2. The wood of such a tree, prized for its hardness and attractive appearance

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Anagrams

• Palme, ample, pelma

English

Etymology

maple +? -y

Adjective

mapley (comparative more mapley, superlative most mapley)

1. Resembling a maple tree (genus Acer), its leaf, or its wood.
2. Resembling sugar products made from the sap of certain species of maple, such as sugar maple or black maple.