RED ELM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red elm mean? 

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

1. autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States

2. North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED ELM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

red elm; September elm; Ulmus serotina

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

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

Holonyms ("red 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:

North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

red elm; slippery elm; Ulmus rubra

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

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

Holonyms ("red elm" is a member of...):

genus Ulmus; Ulmus (type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions)

 Context examples 

Also called gray elm, red elm, slippery elm, sweet elm, Ulmus fulva, and Ulmus rubra.

(Indian elm, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Indian elm, red elm, slippery elm, sweet elm, Ulmus fulva, and Ulmus rubra.

(Gray elm, NCI Dictionary)