[elm] Pronunciation Key | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | the wood of such a tree. |
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(ělm) Pronunciation Key
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[Middle English, from Old English.] |
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| elm | |
noun | |
| 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 |
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Elm City, NC (town, FIPS 20980) Location: 35.80892 N, 77.86288 W
Population (1990): 1624 (634 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27822
Elm Springs, SD Zip code(s): 57736
Elm Mott, TX Zip code(s): 76640
Elm Grove, WV Zip code(s): 26003
Elm Grove, WI (village, FIPS 23575) Location: 43.04765 N, 88.08666 W
Population (1990): 6261 (2398 housing units)
Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53122
Elm Grove, LA Zip code(s): 71051
Elm Creek, NE (village, FIPS 15360) Location: 40.71977 N, 99.37498 W
Population (1990): 852 (365 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68836
Elm Springs, AR (town, FIPS 21430) Location: 36.20173 N, 94.21550 W
Population (1990): 893 (351 housing units)
Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Logan Elm Village, OH (CDP, FIPS 44636) Location: 39.57169 N, 82.94744 W
Population (1990): 1287 (449 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Little Elm, TX (town, FIPS 43012) Location: 33.16384 N, 96.93000 W
Population (1990): 1255 (676 housing units)
Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Lone Elm, KS (city, FIPS 42425) Location: 38.07972 N, 95.24226 W
Population (1990): 32 (18 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Elm
Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. Old.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is U. Americana; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva. Elm beetle (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles (esp. Galeruca calmariensis), which feed on the leaves of the elm. Elm borer (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles of which the larv[ae] bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm (esp. Saperda tridentata). Elm butterfly (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the leaves of the elm (esp. Vanessa antiopa and Grapta comma). See Comma butterfly, under Comma. Elm moth (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of moths of which the larv[ae] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp. Eugonia subsignaria, called elm spanworm). Elm sawfly (Zo["o]l.), a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana). The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm.
Elm
Hos. 4:13; rendered "terebinth" in the Revised Version. It is the Pistacia terebinthus of Linn., a tree common in Palestine, long-lived, and therefore often employed for landmarks and in designating places (Gen. 35:4; Judg. 6:11, 19. Rendered "oak" in both A.V. and R.V.). (See TEIL TREE.)
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