elm

IPA: ˈɛɫm

(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.
(uncountable, usually attributive) Wood from an elm tree.
A village and civil parish in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF4706).
An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri, United States.
An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A village in Glarus canton, Switzerland.
A surname.
(computer languages) A functional programming language for creating web applications.

Examples of "elm" in Sentences

The elm is featured on the town seal.
He uses elm trees, which are pliant and do not break easily.
The two most frequently struck tree types are the oak and the elm.
The name of the town derives from the German word for the Elm tree.
Wu uses young elm trees, which he says are pliant and do not break easily.
Mount Auburn is the home of the Methodist Church on Elm Street, and the Mt.
The 1970s saw the loss of many of the trees in the park to Dutch Elm Disease.
Eggs are laid singly on the girdle scars near the terminal buds of Elm trees.
This method includes the step of injecting this microorganism into an elm tree.
In the early part of the last century, Elm trees were dominant in the landscape.