"acer" meaning in English

See acer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪsə/ [UK], /ˈeɪsɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɑkɛɚ/ [General-American] Forms: acers [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} acer (plural acers)
  1. A plant of the genus Acer; a maple.
    Sense id: en-acer-en-noun-mHiHrm5X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: acers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} acer (plural acers)
  1. Obsolete spelling of acre Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: acre
    Sense id: en-acer-en-noun-xhPDl9i4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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