NOUN: "hard light-colored close-grained wood...used especially for flooring and furniture" Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
2. wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring

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CLOSE-GRAINED (adjective)
1. dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells
LIGHT-COLORED (adjective)
1. (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent

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