DUTCH ELM

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Meaning:

Any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall

Synonyms:

Dutch elm; Ulmus hollandica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

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

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