- See Also:
- - elliptical polarization
  - elliptically
  - ellipticity
  - elliptograph
  - Ellis
  - Ellis Island
  - Ellison
  - Ellora
  - Ellsworth
  - Ellsworth Land
  - elm
  - elm bark beetle
  - elm blight
  - elm family
  - elm leaf beetle
  - Elman
  - Elmer
  - Elmer Gantry
  - Elmhurst
  - Elmira
  - Elmont
- Recent searches:
- View All

elm

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛlm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛlm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(elm)

elm /ɛlm/USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biology[countable] a shade tree having gradually spreading columns of branches.
Furniture[uncountable] the wood of this tree.

elm (elm),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm,) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches. Cf. American elm, elm family.
Furniturethe wood of such a tree.

bef. 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old High German elm; akin to Old Norse almr, Latin ulmus

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

elm /ɛlm/ n

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
the hard heavy wood of this tree

See also slippery elm, wych-elmEtymology: Old English elm; related to Old Norse almr, Old High German elm, Latin ulmus

'elm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Dutch elm disease - samara - slippery elm - witch-elm - wych-elm - American elm - athlete - besides - business - elm bark beetle - elm blight - elm family - elm leaf beetle - Elmwood Park - Embla - English elm - epenthesis - hackberry - lotus - native elm bark beetle - phloem necrosis - planer tree - rock elm - ulmaceous - vaulty - wahoo - water elm - wave - winged elm - witch alder - witch hazel - wych elm - smaller European elm bark beetle

In Lists: Trees, more...

Synonyms: tree, English elm, American elm, elm wood, wood, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "elm" in the title:

The English elm tree, (being) a native of Europe,
to have the give of elm
turned right on Elm Street
Wall Street / Main Street / Elm Street

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "elm" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "elm" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/elm

⇱ elm - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

elm