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curled maple 
1 a maple tree, Acer saccharum, found in Canada from Lake Superior eastward and commercially valuable for its hard wood and for its sap, which is used in making maple sugar and syrup; also, its wood.
See also: curly maple (def. 1) sugar maple (def. 1)
- 1800 The swamp maple . . . yields a much greater quantity of sap . . . but this sap does not afford so much sugar as that of the curled maple.
2 the wavy-grained wood of this tree, much valued for furniture making and interior finish.
See also: curly maple (def. 2)
- 1830 (1837) It is in much request with the cabinet-maker and house carpenter, especially that variety which is so beautifully marked with dots and rings surrounding them, known by the name of bird's eye maple; and that with undulations, or the curled maple.
- 1800 The swamp maple . . . yields a much greater quantity of sap . . . but this sap does not afford so much sugar as that of the curled maple.