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elm family

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the plant family Ulmaceae, typified by deciduous trees having simple and often toothed leaves, small petalless flowers, winged fleshy or nutlike fruit, and watery sap, and including the elm, hackberry, and planer tree.
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How to use elm family in a sentence

  • Red Elm (Ulmus serotina) is a lately discovered member of the elm family.

    American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
  • The hackberry belongs to the elm family, being of the same relation as the planertree.

    American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
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