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    WATER ELM

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     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 ("water elm" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("water 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:

    Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environmentplay

    Synonyms:

    Ulmus laevis; water elm

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

    Holonyms ("water 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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