chinese elm

English Thesaurus

1. small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	elm, elm tree,
definition	:	any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus ulmus, ulmus,
definition	:	type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions (noun.plant)

2. fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	elm, elm tree,
definition	:	any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus ulmus, ulmus,
definition	:	type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions (noun.plant)