ULMUS RUBRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ulmus rubra mean? 

• ULMUS RUBRA (noun)
  The noun ULMUS RUBRA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ULMUS RUBRA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ULMUS RUBRA (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("Ulmus rubra" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Ulmus rubra" 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)