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AMERICAN ELM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
Synonyms:
American elm; rock elm; Ulmus americana; water elm; white elm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("American elm" is a kind of...):
elm; elm tree (any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)
Holonyms ("American elm" is a member of...):
genus Ulmus; Ulmus (type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions)