elm
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera(English elm ), characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.: Compare American elm, elm family.
the wood of such a tree.
Origin of elm
1Words Nearby elm
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How to use elm in a sentence
A further experiment to plant elm trees beyond center field was mercifully cut short.
100 Years of Wrigley Field: Are the Chicago Cubs Horrible Because of the Ballpark? | Luke Epplin | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA red convertible turned onto elm Street and went down the hill.
Jimmy Breslin on JFK’s Assassination: Two Classic Columns | Jimmy Breslin | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs I opened the door to my house, a scene from Nightmare on elm Street started to explode.
This year, she starred as the protagonist Nancy Holbrook in the remake of the 1980s horror movie A Nightmare on elm Street.
As with most horror remakes, the new Nightmare on elm Street finds the tune but loses the rhythm.
Since Henry Hawk could sit in a great elm far up the road and see himp.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyThe three happy children stood under the elm and looked up at the tiny hanging nest.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon AndersonThere were a great many more there once, and we used to call it elm Grove in old times.
David Fleming's Forgiveness | Margaret Murray RobertsonThe glade was thickening with shadows, but the sunlight still marked the top of an elm and made glorious the zenith.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterThe light had left the top of the elm and the fleecy clouds overhead were no longer dazzling because of their borrowed splendor.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
British Dictionary definitions for elm
/ (ɛlm) /
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
Origin of elm
1- See also slippery elm, wahoo 1, wych-elm
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