WING ELM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections

Synonyms:

Ulmus alata; wing elm; winged elm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

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

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