WATER ELM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does water elm mean? 

• WATER ELM (noun)
  The noun WATER ELM has 2 senses:

1. Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment

2. large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America

  Familiarity information: WATER ELM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WATER ELM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Ulmus laevis; water elm

Hypernyms ("water elm" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("water 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 ("water elm" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("water elm" is a member of...):

genus Ulmus; Ulmus (type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions)