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water elm

noun

1. large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America

• Syn: ↑American elm, ↑white elm, ↑rock elm, ↑Ulmus americana

• Hypernyms: ↑elm, ↑elm tree

• Member Holonyms: ↑Ulmus, ↑genus Ulmus

2. Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment

• Syn: ↑Ulmus laevis

• Hypernyms: ↑elm, ↑elm tree

• Member Holonyms: ↑Ulmus, ↑genus Ulmus

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noun

: any of several trees of the family Ulmaceae that prefer or thrive in a moist environment: as

a. : american elm

b. : winged elm

c. : cedar elm

d. : planer tree

e. : a common Eurasian elm (Ulmus laevis) that closely resembles American elm

f. : a tall spreading Japanese tree (Zelkova serrata) sometimes cultivated as an ornamental

Useful english dictionary. 2012.