Definition of Elm

1. Noun. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees.


2. Noun. Hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture.
Exact synonyms: Elmwood
Substance meronyms: Elm Tree
Generic synonyms: Wood

Definition of Elm

1. n. A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is U. Americana; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva.

Definition of Elm

1. a deciduous tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Elm

1. A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is U. Americana; the slippery or red elm, U. Fulva. Elm beetle, a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana). The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm. Origin: AS. Elm; akin to D. Olm, OHG. Elm, G. Ulme, Icel. Almr, Dan. & Sw. Alm, L. Ulmus, and E. Alder. Cf. Old. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elm

Ellison
Ellis Island
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Ellis type 1 nephritis
Ellis type 2 glomerulonephritis
Ellis type 2 nephritis
Ellis type II
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Ellsworth-Howard test
Ellul
ellwand
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elmen
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
Elmer Leopold Rice
Elmer Reizenstein
Elmer Rice
elmier
elmiest
Elmont
Elmore John Leonard
Elmore Leonard
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