winged elm

winged elm

n.

An elm (Ulmus alata) of southeast North America, having broadly angled branchlets with flattened corky outgrowths.

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Noun

1.

winged elm - North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections Ulmus alata, wing elm 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