maple

A tree with leaves often shaped like a hand, sometimes used to make sweet syrup.

• A maple grows beside our house.
• The maples turned red in autumn.
• We planted a young maple in the garden.

Common phrases: maple tree, maple leaf, Japanese maple, maple seeds

The sweet taste of syrup made from tree sap, or a taste made to seem like it.

• My favourite ice cream flavour is maple.
• These sweets have a strong taste of maple.
• You can choose between maple and chocolate.

Common phrases: taste of maple, hint of maple, maple and vanilla

A light brown colour like the wood of a tree used to make syrup.

• The paint chart includes a shade called maple.
• She chose maple for the cupboard doors.
• The walls were painted a warm maple.

Common phrases: pale maple, in maple, maple and cream