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    ROCK ELM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North Americaplay

    Synonyms:

    American elm; rock elm; Ulmus americana; water elm; white elm

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

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

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

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Tall widely distributed elm of eastern North Americaplay

    Synonyms:

    rock elm; Ulmus thomasii

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

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

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

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