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ULMUS PUMILA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
Hypernyms ("Ulmus pumila" is a kind of...):
elm; elm tree (any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)
Holonyms ("Ulmus pumila" is a member of...):
genus Ulmus; Ulmus (type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions)