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elm definition

elm (elm)

adjective

designating a family (Ulmaceae, order Urticales) of dicotyledonous trees growing largely in the North Temperate Zone

Etymology: ME & OE, akin to OHG elm: see elder

noun

  1. any of a genus (Ulmus) of tall, deciduous shade trees of the elm family, once widely planted as a lawn tree
  2. its hard, heavy wood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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