Definitions for ELMɛlm

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

elmɛlm(n.)

any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera, characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Category: Plants
Ref: Compare American elm .
the wood of such a tree.
Category: Furniture

Origin of elm:

bef. 1000; ME, OE; c. OHG elm; akin to ON almr, L ulmus

Princeton's WordNet

elm, elm tree(noun)
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
elm, elmwood(noun)
hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

elm(noun)ɛlm
a large deciduous tree, or its wood

Wiktionary

elm(Noun)
a tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers
elm(Noun)
(usually attributive) wood from an elm tree

Origin: From elm, from elmaz (compare Low German dialect Elm, German dialect Ilm, Swedish alm), from h₁élem 'mountain elm' (compare Irish leamh, Latin ulmus, Albanian ulzë 'maple').

Webster Dictionary

Elm(noun)
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