Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by origin]
6. biological material
7. plant material
8. [wood and wood by product]
9. wood (plant material)
10. [wood by composition or origin]
11. hardwood

Narrower term/s

• bigleaf maple (wood)
• bird's-eye maple
• black maple (wood)
• box elder (wood)
• Japanese maple (wood)
• red maple (wood)
• silver maple (wood)
• sugar maple (wood)
• tiger maple
• sycamore (wood)
• field maple (wood)

Anotations

Scope note:

Wood of trees belonging to the genus Acer, light reddish brown in color, with small pores, distinct rings, and rays that show as fine dashes in quarter sawed wood. Maple wood is used for fine furniture, cabinetry, flooring, shoe lasts, and musical instruments.