ACER

(Lat.), n. n. EAE Gen., acer is. From the adj. acer, sharp, and hence vigorous. Gr., opévôauves. Fr., érable. Ger., Ahorn. It.,acero. Sp.,arce. The genus-name of the maples, a genus of trees of the natural order Aceracece.—A. peunsylvanicum (Linnæus]. Fr., érable jaspé. Syn.: A. striatum (Lamark]. The striped maple, or whistle-wood; a low, shrubby tree, distinuished by its smooth, longitudinally striped bark, indigenous to the Atlantic coast of North America and cultivated in Europe. [B, 31.]—A. rubrum [Linnæus]. Fr., érable rouge (ou de Virginie). The red mane It furnishes sugar, and its inner bark, a mild astringent, is used by the American Indians in diseases of the eye. [A, 316) —A, saccharinum [Linnæus]. Fr., érable à sucre. r., Zuckerahorn. Sp., arce del azicar. The andy maple, or rock maple; a tree growing throughout the United States, ING especially in New England, the sap of which furnishes maple sugar. Ae striatum. See 4. coe Tica ay trifidum. In summer the silk-weavers of Wuhu drink an infusion of the leaves, thinking that it prevents their perspiration from soiling the silk. t » 261.)