Definition of Chinese elm

1. Noun. Fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament.

Exact synonyms: Dwarf Elm, Siberian Elm, Ulmus Pumila
Group relationships: Genus Ulmus, Ulmus
Generic synonyms: Elm, Elm Tree

2. Noun. Small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges.
Exact synonyms: Ulmus Parvifolia
Group relationships: Genus Ulmus, Ulmus
Generic synonyms: Elm, Elm Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinese Elm

Chinese chive
Chinese cinnamon
Chinese compliment
Chinese compliments
Chinese cork oak
Chinese cypress
Chinese date
Chinese dates
Chinese deity
Chinese desert cat
Chinese desert cats
Chinese dragon
Chinese dragons
Chinese edible frog
Chinese eight-ball
Chinese elm
Chinese evergreen
Chinese fire drill
Chinese fire drills
Chinese folk religion
Chinese forget-me-not
Chinese fried rice
Chinese ginger
Chinese goose
Chinese gooseberries
Chinese gooseberry
Chinese grapefruit
Chinese grapefruits
Chinese hamster
Chinese hamsters

Literary usage of Chinese elm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"Grafted standard high on the common English elm, the chinese elm would form a very handsome small tree. The French name, Thé de Г Abbé Gallois, ..."

2. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1908)
"... elm, of northeastern North America; the chinese elm, of northern China and Japan; and the winged elm or wahoo, of the southeastern United States. ..."

3. Contributions Towards the Materia Medica & Natural History of China: For the by Frederick Porter Smith (1871)
"The inner bark of the chinese elm is used to make a demulcent, smithing and diuretic remedy, strongly recommended in urinary and dropsical disorders. ..."

4. A Naturalist in Western China, with Vasculum, Camera, and Gun: Being Some by Ernest Henry Wilson, Charles Sprague Sargent (1913)
"... has in eastern North America, although it is still impossible to speak with much knowledge of chinese elm trees, which are very imperfectly understood. ..."

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