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noun
A tree of species Ulmus rubra, native to eastern North America (from southeast North Dakota, east to Maine and southern Quebec, south to northernmost Florida, and west to eastern Texas).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: slippery elm, Ulmus rubra
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: elm, elm tree
noun
autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: September elm, Ulmus serotina
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: elm, elm tree
History
Calque of translingual Ulmus rubra.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
