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CHINESE ELM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges

Synonyms:

Chinese elm; Ulmus parvifolia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Chinese elm" is a kind of...):

elm; elm tree (any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)

Holonyms ("Chinese elm" is a member of...):

genus Ulmus; Ulmus (type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament

Synonyms:

Chinese elm; dwarf elm; Siberian elm; Ulmus pumila

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Chinese elm" is a kind of...):

elm; elm tree (any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)

Holonyms ("Chinese elm" is a member of...):

genus Ulmus; Ulmus (type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions)

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