English elm

English elm
noun
broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere
• Syn: ↑European elm, ↑Ulmus procera
• Hypernyms: ↑elm, ↑elm tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ulmus, ↑genus Ulmus

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized 1st E
: a broad spreading rough-leaved elm (Ulmus procera) common throughout western Europe and planted elsewhere — compare wych elm

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English elm,
a European elm, with a broad spread of branches, common in England, and planted elsewhere.

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