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Definition of Red elm

1. Noun. Autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States.

2. Noun. North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Elm

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red dwarf red dwarf star red dwarfs red earth red eft red elm (current term) red envelope red face test red false mallow red fescue

red fescues red fever red fibres red fire red flag red fox red foxes red giant red giant star red giants

Literary usage of Red elm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The North American Sylva, Or, A Description of the Forest Trees, of the by François André Michaux, Augustus Lucas Hillhouse (1819)
"It bears the names of red elm, Slippery Elm and Moose Elm, of which the first is ... The red elm, though not rare, is less common than the Oaks, the Maples, ..."

2. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society, British Soviet Friendship Society (1885)
"Orange, White Elm. For uplands, Black Locust, White Maple, Green Ash, Russian Mulberry, White Ash and Catalpa should be selected; for lowlands, red elm, ..."

3. A Treatise en Forest-trees: Containing Not Only the Best Methods of Their by William Boutcher (1778)
"The red elm from CANADA; 7. The SCOTS ELM in England, call'd the WITCH ELM ; 8. ... red elm ..."

4. The Forester's Manual: Or, The Forest Trees of Eastern North America by Ernest Thompson Seton (1912)
"Leaves 2 to 5 inches long. Flowers in early spring before leafing. Seeds ripe in May. Common in most parks. SLIPPERY ELM, MOOSE OR red elm. ..."

5. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"The American white elm differs essentially from the red elm and the European elm in its ri-. ... It bears the names of red elm, slippery elm, and moose elm, ..."

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