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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 ornamental
Familiarity information: SMOOTH-LEAVED ELM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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