acer(n = noun.plant) genus acer - type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit;
is a kind of dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
is a member of aceraceae, family aceraceae, maple family

   type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit. [WordNet 1.5]

acer argutum, acer campestre, acer circinatum, acer glabrum, acer japonicum, acer macrophyllum, acer negundo, acer negundo californicum, acer palmatum, acer pennsylvanicum, acer platanoides, acer pseudoplatanus, acer rubrum, acer saccharinum, acer saccharum, acer spicatum, erigeron acer, genus acer