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elm  (lm)

n.

1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Ulmus, characteristically having arching or curving branches and serrate leaves with asymmetrical bases. Elms are widely planted as shade trees.

2. The wood of one of these trees.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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elm [ɛlm]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any ulmaceous tree of the genus Ulmus, occurring in the N hemisphere, having serrated leaves and winged fruits (samaras): cultivated for shade, ornament, and timber

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the hard heavy wood of this tree See also slippery elm, wahoo¹ wych-elm

[Old English elm; related to Old Norse almr, Old High German elm, Latin ulmus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elm - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees elm tree genus Ulmus, Ulmus - type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions elmwood, elm - hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture Ulmus alata, wing elm, winged elm - North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections American elm, Ulmus americana, white elm, water elm, rock elm - large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America European field elm, smooth-leaved elm, Ulmus carpinifolia - European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental cedar elm, Ulmus crassifolia - elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches Ulmus glabra, witch elm, wych elm - Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree Dutch elm, Ulmus hollandica - any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall Huntingdon elm, Ulmus hollandica vegetata - erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree Ulmus laevis, water elm - Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment Ulmus parvifolia, Chinese elm - small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges English elm, European elm, Ulmus procera - broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere Chinese elm, dwarf elm, Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila - fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament slippery elm, Ulmus rubra, red elm - North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood guernsey elm, Jersey elm, Ulmus campestris sarniensis, Ulmus campestris wheatleyi, Ulmus sarniensis, wheately elm - a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves red elm, September elm, Ulmus serotina - autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States rock elm, Ulmus thomasii - tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	2.	elm - hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture elmwood elm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

Translations

elm [elm] N (also elm tree) → olmo m

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elm [ˈɛlm] n (= tree) → orme m

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elm

n → Ulme f

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elm [ɛlm] n → olmo
English elm → olmo inglese

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elm [ɛlm] n → olmo
English elm → olmo inglese

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elm

n elm [elm]

a kind of tall tree with tough wood and corrugated bark. olm, iep شَجَرَة البَق، الدَّرْدار، бряст jilm elm; elmetræ die Ulme φτελιά olmo jalakas درخت نارون jalava orme בּוֹקִיצָה एक प्रकार का जंगली वृक्ष brijest szilfa pohon hujan álmur olmo にれ 느릅나무 guoba goba pukok hujan iep alm wiąz olmo ulm вяз brest brest brest alm ไม้เนื้อแขงของต้นไม้ในตระกูลอัสมัสซึ่งผลัดใบในฤดูใบไม้ร่วง karaağaç 榆樹 в'яз, берест شجر بق cây du 榆树

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elm → شجر الدردار jilm elm Ulme φτελιά olmo jalava orme brijest olmo ニレ 느릅나무 iep alm wiąz olmeiro, olmo вяз alm ต้นไม้ในตระกูลอัลมอนด์ karaağaç cây du 榆树