noun
North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections
• Syn: ↑wing elm, ↑Ulmus alata
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ulmus, ↑genus Ulmus
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noun or wing elm : a No. American elm (Ulmus alata) having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections
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a small tree, Ulmus alata, of southeastern North America, having twigs edged with flat, corky projections. Also called wahoo.
[1810-20, Amer.]
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winged elm noun
An elm tree of N America, its young branches having corky projections
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Main Entry: ↑wing
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winged elm,
a small North American species of elm having branches with corky projections.
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n. a North American elm that has extremely short leafstalks and flat corky projections on its branchlets. ● Ulmus alata, family Ulmaceae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.