water elm

water elm

n. A small deciduous elmlike tree (Planera aquatica) of wetlands of the southeast United States, having small nutlike fruit with irregular fleshy projections. Also called planer tree.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	water elm - Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environmentUlmus laevisgenus Ulmus, Ulmus - type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regionselm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
	2.	water elm - large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North AmericaAmerican elm, Ulmus americana, white elm, rock elmgenus Ulmus, Ulmus - type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regionselm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees