About The Word Elm
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Elm
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What's The Definition Of Elm?
[n] any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
[n] hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture Synonyms | Synonyms for Elm: elmwood Related Terms | Find terms related to Elm: See Also | American elm | cedar elm | Chinese elm | Chinewse elm | Dutch elm | dwarf elm | elm | elm tree | English elm | European elm | European field elm | genus Ulmus | guernsey elm | Huntingdon elm | Jersey elm | red elm | rock elm | September elm | Siberian elm | slippery elm | smooth-leaved elm | tree | Ulmus | Ulmus alata | Ulmus americana | Ulmus campestris sarniensis | Ulmus campestris wheatleyi | Ulmus carpinifolia | Ulmus crassifolia | Ulmus glabra | Ulmus hollandica | Ulmus hollandica vegetata | Ulmus laevis | Ulmus parvifolia | Ulmus procera | Ulmus pumila | Ulmus rubra | Ulmus sarniensis | Ulmus serotina | Ulmus thomasii | water elm | wheately elm | white elm | wing elm | winged elm | witch elm | wood | wych elm Elm In Webster's Dictionary \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.
almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.]
(Bot.)
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} (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles
(esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves
of the elm.
{Elm borer} (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles of
which the larv[ae] bore into the wood or under the bark of
the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}).
{Elm butterfly} (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of
butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the
leaves of the elm (esp. {Vanessa antiopa} and {Grapta
comma}). See {Comma butterfly}, under {Comma}.
{Elm moth} (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of moths of
which the larv[ae] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.
{Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm).
{Elm sawfly} (Zo["o]l.), a large sawfly ({Cimbex Americana}).
The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,
feeds on the leaves of the elm.
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