Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of trees, the elms, type of the tribe Ulmeæ in the order Urticaceæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of trees including the elm.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions
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Examples
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A special tree, Chinese Elm, ulmus elegantissima ‘Jaqueline Hillier’
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To the left is a dwarf chinese elm, ulmus elegantissima Jacqueline Hilliar.
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Gl. quae spargit ramos, tremula nos uestiet umbra ulmus, et in tenero corpus summittere prato herba iubet: tu dic quae sit tibi causa tacendi.
Redeunt Saturnia Regna Anonymous 1912
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Ulmaria Filipendula ulmus species umbrella plant umbrella tree varnish-tree vegetables, culture of vegetable oyster viburnum species vigna vinca major
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