elm

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a tall deciduous tree of the genus Ulmus, often grown for shade or timber

   A line of old elm trees shaded the road to the cathedral.

2. 2
   noun

   the hard, durable wood of an elm tree

   The wheelwright chose elm for the hub because the wood resists splitting.

From Middle English elm and Old English elm, through Proto-Germanic *elmaz from Proto-Indo-European *h1elem, 'elm.' Cognates include Latin ulmus, Irish leamh, German Ilme, and Swedish alm.

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