genus ulmus

1. Type genus of family Ulmaceae;
   Deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves;
   Widely distributed in temperate regions (synset 112425714)
   is a type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
   member holonym:

   • elm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
   • 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: elm family, family ulmaceae, ulmaceae - a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
   same as: ulmus

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