soft elm

noun

Any of species Ulmus rubra of elm trees, native to eastern North America (from southeast North Dakota, east to Maine and southern Quebec, south to northernmost Florida, and west to eastern Texas).

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slippery elmgray elmred elmmoose elmIndian elm
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Meanings

nounsoft elm (countable and uncountable, plural soft elms)

plural soft elms

  1. countableuncountableAny of species Ulmus rubra of elm trees, 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, red elm, moose elm, Indian elm

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of species Ulmus rubra of elm trees, native to eastern North America (from southeast North Dakota, east to Maine and southern Quebec, south to northernmost Florida, and west to eastern Texas).

Similar
slippery elmgray elmred elmmoose elmIndian elm
Also see
red elmslippery elm
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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