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Definitions for: Elm
[n] any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
[n] hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: elmwood
See Also: American elm, cedar elm, Chinese elm, Chinewse elm, Dutch elm, dwarf elm, elm, elm tree, English elm, European elm, European field elm, genus Ulmus, guernsey elm, Huntingdon elm, Jersey elm, red elm, rock elm, September elm, Siberian elm, slippery elm, smooth-leaved elm, tree, Ulmus, Ulmus alata, Ulmus americana, Ulmus campestris sarniensis, Ulmus campestris wheatleyi, Ulmus carpinifolia, Ulmus crassifolia, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus hollandica, Ulmus hollandica vegetata, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus parvifolia, Ulmus procera, Ulmus pumila, Ulmus rubra, Ulmus sarniensis, Ulmus serotina, Ulmus thomasii, water elm, wheately elm, white elm, wing elm, winged elm, witch elm, wood, wych elm
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