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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 ornament
Familiarity information: SIBERIAN ELM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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