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elm

UK/ɛlm/ US/ˈɛləm/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

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2.

hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture

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Origin

From Middle English elme, elm, from Old English elm, from Proto-West Germanic *elm, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). See also dialectal Low German Elm, dialectal German Ilm, archaic German Ilme, Norwegian and Swedish alm; also Irish leamh, Latin ulmus, Albanian ulzë (“maple”).

Phrases

  • American elm
  • Atinian elm
  • bastard elm
  • Camperdown elm
  • Caucasian elm
  • cedar elm
  • cherry bark elm
  • chestnut-leafed elm

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