Meanings
plural red elms
- countableuncountableA tree of species Ulmus rubra, native to eastern North America (from southeast North Dakota, east to Maine and southern Quebec, south to northernmost Florida, and west to eastern Texas).
Synonyms: slippery elm, gray elm, soft elm, moose elm, Indian elm
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tree of species Ulmus rubra, native to eastern North America (from southeast North Dakota, east to Maine and southern Quebec, south to northernmost Florida, and west to eastern Texas).
More synonyms by meaning
nounautumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States
nounNorth American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- translingualUlmus rubra
- Englishred elm
Calque of translingual Ulmus rubra.
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Bulgarian червен бряст
- червен бряст (červen brjast)Ulmus rubra
Cite this entry
red elm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20elm
“red elm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20elm. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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