Definition of Smooth-leaved elm

1. Noun. European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental.

Exact synonyms: European Field Elm, Ulmus Carpinifolia
Group relationships: Genus Ulmus, Ulmus
Generic synonyms: Elm, Elm Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Smooth-leaved Elm

smoor
smoored
smooring
smoors
smoosh
smooshed
smooshes
smooshing
smooshy
smoot
smooted
smooth
smooth-faced
smooth-haired fox terrier
smooth-leaved
smooth-leaved elm (current term)
smooth-shaven
smooth-spoken
smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum
smooth-tongued
smooth alder
smooth as a baby's bottom
smooth as silk
smooth aster
smooth bark kauri
smooth call
smooth chorion
smooth colony
smooth darling pea

Literary usage of Smooth-leaved elm

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

1. Forests, Woods and Trees in Relation to Hygiene by Augustine Henry (1852)
"smooth-leaved elm is wide-spreading in habit, and on that account is often ... smooth-leaved elm may be planted in woods, similarly to the English elm, ..."

2. A History of British Forest-trees: Indigenous and Introduced by Prideaux John Selby (1842)
"THE smooth-leaved elm, whether it be a distinct species, or only a variety of the U. montana, seems in a great measure confined to Essex and the adjoining ..."

3. An Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"The common smooth-leaved Elm. t U. (in.) g. 3 vat: The Scampston Elm. —Variety of U. glabra, and very little different from the preceding kind. 3 U. (»i.)g. ..."

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