camperdown elm

camperdown elm
\\ˈkampə(r)ˌdau̇n-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: probably from Camperdown, seat of the earls of Camperdown, Dundee, Scotland
: an elm (Ulmus glabra camperdownii) derived from the wych elm and having long drooping branches

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