'ELM' definitions:

Definition of 'elm'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees [syn: elm, elm tree]
noun
Hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture [syn: elm, elmwood]

Definition of 'Elm'

From: GCIDE
  • Elm \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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'elm'

From: Easton
  • Elm Hos. 4:13; rendered "terebinth" in the Revised Version. It is the Pistacia terebinthus of Linn., a tree common in Palestine, long-lived, and therefore often employed for landmarks and in designating places (Gen. 35:4; Judg. 6:11, 19. Rendered "oak" in both A.V. and R.V.). (See TEIL TREE.)

Acronyms for 'elm'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • ELectronic Mailer (Unix)

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