A plant family of the order Urticales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. Members are trees and shrubs of temperate regions that have watery sap and alternate leaves which are lopsided at the base. The flowers lack petals.
    

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The bank of a lake in Japan with trees, possibly keyaki trees (Zelkova serrata). Watercolour.

Leaves and twigs of elm (Ulmus) and privet (Ligustrum). Watercolour and pencil drawings.

Elm tree (Ulmus species) in parkland with people at its base. Etching, c. 1817, after J. Martin.

Keyaki (Zelkova serrata): branch with leaves. Coloured pen drawing by S. Kawano.

Two trees, beech (Fagus) and elm (Ulmus), with details of form. Watercolour by P. Lewis.

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Elm tree (Ulmus species) in parkland with people at its base. Etching, c. 1817, after J. Martin.

The bank of a lake in Japan with trees, possibly keyaki trees (Zelkova serrata). Watercolour.

Leaves and twigs of elm (Ulmus) and privet (Ligustrum). Watercolour and pencil drawings.

Two trees, beech (Fagus) and elm (Ulmus), with details of form. Watercolour by P. Lewis.

Keyaki (Zelkova serrata): branch with leaves. Coloured pen drawing by S. Kawano.