- Origin: Greek Πτελέα
- Meaning: “elm tree.”
- Gender: Female
- Eng (TEL-ee-ah)
The name is from the Greek word for the elm tree, in Greek mythology, this was the name of one of the Hamadryad nymphs. Ptelea presided over elm trees.
In botany, this is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. Thus names by Carl Linnaeus due to its similar appearance to the elm tree.
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