noun
fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament
• Syn: ↑Chinese elm, ↑dwarf elm, ↑Ulmus pumila
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ulmus, ↑genus Ulmus
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nounUsage: usually capitalized S
: a rapid-growing small to medium often shrubby Asian tree (Ulmus pumila) naturalized in the U.S., planted for shelter or ornament, and having rough bark, rounded crown, and glabrous branchlets — called also Chinese elm, dwarf elm
Useful english dictionary. 2012.