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SMOOTH-LEAVED ELM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does smooth-leaved elm mean? 

SMOOTH-LEAVED ELM (noun)
  The noun SMOOTH-LEAVED ELM has 1 sense:

1. European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamentalplay

  Familiarity information: SMOOTH-LEAVED ELM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SMOOTH-LEAVED ELM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

European field elm; smooth-leaved elm; Ulmus carpinifolia

Hypernyms ("smooth-leaved elm" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("smooth-leaved 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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