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JERSEY ELM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves
Synonyms:
guernsey elm; Jersey elm; Ulmus campestris sarniensis; Ulmus campestris wheatleyi; Ulmus sarniensis; wheately elm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Jersey elm" is a kind of...):
elm; elm tree (any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)
Holonyms ("Jersey elm" is a member of...):
genus Ulmus; Ulmus (type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions)