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dwarf elm

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Noun1.dwarf elm - fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament
Chinese elm, Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila
genus Ulmus, Ulmus - type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions
elm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees


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Every roadside and every croft is adorned with vines; which here, as in Italy, they train to grow about dwarf elm trees, whose leaves are stripped off to feed the cattle.
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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