white elm

white elm
noun
large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
Hypernyms: ↑elm, ↑elm tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Ulmus, ↑genus Ulmus

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noun
2. : rock elm 1

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white elm,
a tall elm of eastern North America, commonly planted as a shade tree; American elm.

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  • White elm — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • white elm — amerikinė vinkšna statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Guobinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Ulmus americana), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ulmus americana angl. American elm; water elm; white elm vok. amerikanische …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • European white elm — paprastoji vinkšna statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Guobinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Ulmus laevis), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ulmus laevis angl. European white elm; fluttering elm; pedunculate… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • White-letter Hairstreak — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Elm — Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Elm beetle — Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Elm borer — Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Elm butterfly — Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Elm moth — Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Elm sawfly — Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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