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winged elm
noun
- a small tree, Ulmus alata, of southeastern North America, having twigs edged with flat, corky projections.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of winged elm1
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
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Twigs are indicated in clammy locust, cotton gum, winged elm.
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The winged elm, Ulmus alata Michx., a small tree, is found in the southern part of the State.
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Wood of Elm. a red elm; b, white elm; c, winged elm.
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The name waahoo appears to be more familiarly associated with a shrub called burning-bush, also a Pacific coast berry, and again a small tree of the South called winged elm.
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The winged elm, or wahoo, is dainty and small, its leaves and the two thin corky blades that arise on each twig befitting the smallest elm tree in the family.
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