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winged elm

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winged elm
n.
An elm (Ulmus alata) of southeast North America, having broadly angled branchlets with flattened corky outgrowths.
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Noun1.winged elm - North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projectionswinged elm - North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections
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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The winged elm tree has strange scaly winged growths on stems and branches that are in demand by florists for their ornamental value in making dried arrangements.
falcata), mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), and winged elm (Ulmus alata).
Within earshot of traffic whizzing along one of the busiest roads in the metropolitan area, Big Trees Forest Preserve contains 10 acres of 200-year-old white oaks 45 inches in diameter and other prize hardwoods -hickory, black walnut, winged elm, black cherry-towering above mountain laurel and rare native orchids.
 
 
 
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