CHINESE ELM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chinese elm mean? 

• CHINESE ELM (noun)
  The noun CHINESE ELM has 2 senses:

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

2. small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges

  Familiarity information: CHINESE ELM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHINESE ELM (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("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:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chinese elm; Ulmus parvifolia

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)