elm tree

1. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees (synset 112426219)
   is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
   subtypes:

   • ulmus alata, wing elm, winged elm - North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections
   • american elm, rock elm, ulmus americana, water elm, white elm - large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
   • european field elm, smooth-leaved elm, ulmus carpinifolia - European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental
   • cedar elm, ulmus crassifolia - elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches
   • ulmus glabra, witch elm, wych elm - Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree
   • dutch elm, ulmus hollandica - any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall
   • huntingdon elm, ulmus hollandica vegetata - erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree
   • ulmus laevis, water elm - Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment
   • chinese elm, ulmus parvifolia - small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges
   • english elm, european elm, ulmus procera - broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere
   • chinese elm, dwarf elm, siberian elm, ulmus pumila - fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament
   • red elm, slippery elm, ulmus rubra - North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood
   • guernsey elm, jersey elm, ulmus campestris sarniensis, ulmus campestris wheatleyi, ulmus sarniensis, wheately elm - a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves
   • red elm, september elm, ulmus serotina - autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States
   • rock elm, ulmus thomasii - tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America
   belongs to: genus ulmus, ulmus - type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions
   substance holonym: elm, elmwood - hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
   same as: elm

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