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ROCK ELM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rock elm mean?
• ROCK ELM (noun)
The noun ROCK ELM has 2 senses:
1. tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America
2. large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
Familiarity information: ROCK ELM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
rock elm; Ulmus thomasii
Hypernyms ("rock elm" is a kind of...):
elm; elm tree (any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)
Holonyms ("rock 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:
Large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
American elm; rock elm; Ulmus americana; water elm; white elm
Hypernyms ("rock elm" is a kind of...):
elm; elm tree (any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)
Holonyms ("rock 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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