Ulmus serotina vs elm

Ulmus serotina and elm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ulmus serotina	Yes	No	No	No
elm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, elm is a hypernym of Ulmus serotina; that is, elm is a word with a broader meaning than Ulmus serotina:

Ulmus serotina: autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States
elm: any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

Other hypernyms of Ulmus serotina include elm tree.

Ulmus serotina (noun)	elm (noun)
autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States	any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
	hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture