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DWARF ELM

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Dictionary entry overview: What does dwarf elm mean?

• DWARF ELM (noun)
The noun DWARF ELM has 1 sense:

1. fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament

Familiarity information: DWARF ELM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DWARF ELM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chinese elm; dwarf elm; Siberian elm; Ulmus pumila

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

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

Holonyms ("dwarf 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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