|
|
Definition of Elm family
1. Noun. A dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Group relationships: Order Urticales, Urticales
Member holonyms: Genus Ulmus, Ulmus, Celtis, Genus Celtis, Genus Planera, Planera, Genus Trema, Trema
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elm Family
Literary usage of Elm family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of materia medica and pharmacology: Comprising All Organic and by David Marvel Reynolds Culbreth (1906)
"elm family. Ul-ma'se-e. Ulm-чя -\- area?, fr. Saxon elm or ulm—/. e., its original
name in all Celtic dialects. Trees, shrubs. ..."
2. Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy: Intended for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1915)
"1, The Ulmaceae, or elm family; 2, the Moraceae, or Mulberry Family, and 3, the
Urticaceae, or Nettle Family proper. By some authors the plants of the ..."
3. Native Trees of Kentucky: A Handbook by Sarah Webb Maury (1910)
"... elm family—Ulmaceae. This family contains two genera native to Kentucky: A.
Genus Ulmus—Elms. H. Genus Celtis—Hackberries. A. ELMS—GENUS ULMUS. a. ..."
4. Materia medica and therapeutics: Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Douglas Fergusson Phillips (1874)
"... THE elm family. AN order of deciduous trees, usually noble, and indigenous to
northern temperate latitudes. The genuine elms are distinguished by their ..."
5. Lessons in Elementary Botany for Secondary Schools by Thomas Huston Macbride (1896)
"The elm family and the Order of -which it forms a Fart. Materials required :
Herbarium specimens and pressed leaves of: — Ulmus americana L. White Elm. ..."
Other Resources:
