elm family

elm family
the plant family Ulmaceae, typified by deciduous trees having simple and often toothed leaves, small petalless flowers, winged fleshy or nutlike fruit, and watery sap, and including the elm, hackberry, and planer tree.

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  • elm — /elm/, n. 1. any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm), characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches. Cf. American elm, elm family. 2. the wood of such a tree. [bef. 1000; ME, OE; c. OHG elm;… …   Universalium

  • elm — [elm] adj. [ME & OE, akin to OHG elm: see ELDER2] designating a family (Ulmaceae, order Urticales) of dicotyledonous trees growing largely in the North Temperate Zone n. 1. any of a genus (Ulmus) of tall, deciduous shade trees of the elm family,… …   English World dictionary

  • elm — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German elme elm, Latin ulmus Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, the elm family) of usually large deciduous north temperate zone trees with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • family Ulmaceae — noun a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema • Syn: ↑Ulmaceae, ↑elm family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family …   Useful english dictionary

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