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SIBERIAN ELM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Siberian elm mean? 

SIBERIAN ELM (noun)
  The noun SIBERIAN ELM has 1 sense:

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

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SIBERIAN 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 ("Siberian elm" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Siberian 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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