elm
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- noun
- /ɛlm/
- He chose elm boards to build a sturdy table for the dining area.
- elm wood
- elm bark
- elm disease
Examples
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City dwellers have witnessed the devastation of handsome elm-shaded streets by Dutch elm disease; to them, the wisdom of mixing tree types and of placing them relative to the entire network is evident.
Academic text (1990) -
And fifty years ago today, on October 12, Plath sat down at the writing desk Hughes and her brother had made for her from a plank of elm, and she wrote her most famous poem.
Blog text (15) -
In the corner of the cemetery stands a single elm.
Fiction book (1993) -
The favorite woods were elm and birch.
Academic text (2004) -
And the elm piles of London Bridge lasted 600 years.
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The faint sound of tiny fists beating on elm wood could barely be heard in the huge entrance hall with its high mullioned windows and the banners of the forty-eight states hanging from carved wooden beams.
Fiction book (1998) -
The furniture in the living room is made from strong, beautiful elm wood.
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The carpenter prefers using elm for its durability and appealing grain.
Synonyms
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The hard material from trees used for building and as fuel
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Strong wood from trees with wide leaves like oak or maple used for floors and furniture
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Hard, strong wood from an elm tree used to make furniture and tools
Compounds
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A large tree with broad leaves and strong wood often planted in parks and streets for shade
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A fast-growing tree from Asia with small leaves often planted for shade or as a garden tree
- Specialized
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A sickness of elm trees caused by a fungus that makes leaves wilt and trees die
- Specialized
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A North American tree with rough leaves whose inner bark is used in medicine
- US
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A North American tree with rough, thick bumps on its branches that look like wings
- Specialized
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A small Asian tree with many branches and small leaves that grows quickly and makes a good windbreak in gardens
- UK
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A broad, spreading tree with rough leaves that grows naturally in Europe and is often planted in parks
- US
A large tropical American tree with strong, durable wood and creamy white flowers
A grown variety of English elm with upright branches and broad leaves used as a decorative tree
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Etymology
Elm also came to mean the hard wood from that tree because people long used the tree for tools, furniture, and boats. So when something is made of elm, it is made from the strong wood of the elm tree.