Elm definition

Elm

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WordNet

(1) Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

(2) Hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture

WiktionaryText

Old English elm, from , from . Cognate with dialectal German Ilm, Swedish alm; and (from Indo-European) with Latin ulmus.

a tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers
(usually attributive) wood from an elm tree