ulmaceous

ulmaceous
/ul may"sheuhs/, adj.
belonging to the Ulmaceae, the elm family of plants. Cf. elm family.
[1840-50; < NL Ulmace(ae) family name (Ulm(us) a genus (L: ELM) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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