Spanish elm

noun

Any member of species Cordia alliodora, a flowering tree in the borage family, native to the American tropics.

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princewoodCordia gerascanthussalmwoodcypreCordia alliodoraEcuador laurel
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Meanings

nounSpanish elm (plural Spanish elms)

plural Spanish elms

  1. Any member of species Cordia alliodora, a flowering tree in the borage family, native to the American tropics.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountropical American timber tree

Similar
princewoodCordia gerascanthus
Broader
tree

nounlarge tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood

Similar
salmwoodcypreprincewoodCordia alliodoraEcuador laurel
Broader
angiospermous treeflowering tree
Also see
princewood

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

Spanish elm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20elm

MLA

“Spanish elm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20elm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spanish elm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20elm.

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