American elm
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- noun
- /əˈmɛrɪkən ɛlm/
- US
:
olmo americano
- Many homeowners appreciate the American elm for its resilience and attractive growth habit.
- DED-tolerant American elm
- tolerant American elm
- new American elms
Examples
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The American elm is often planted in parks for its beautiful, spreading shade.
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In spring, the leaves of the American elm emerge, providing a lush canopy for the area.
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Patterns hint that birds use black willow more in warm years and American elm more in cold years.
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" American elms have been the nation's main urban landscape tree," says Townsend.
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Common trees in the forest are red maple, green ash, sweet gum, and American elm.
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Saplings of ash, American elm, and hackberry were present at all plots.
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American elms were planted everywhere until the early 1940s, when Dutch elm disease spread rapidly.
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American elms have been prized for their graceful stature and other aesthetic attributes.
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Recently, Townsend introduced two new American elms—Valley Forge and New Harmony.
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Monroe's passion for restoring American elms has him networking nationally with fellow enthusiasts—federal, state, city, and local.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
A large tree that loses its leaves with wide graceful branches often planted in parks for shade
A large tree from eastern North America with wide branches that give good shade
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines a clear adjective of origin 'American' with the noun 'elm' (a type of tree), so its meaning — an elm tree associated with America — is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common (country/adjective + noun for species or type), making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The name American elm comes from a simple idea: it is an elm tree from America. People used this label to show it was the elm found in North America, so today American elm means 'a large shade tree' from that region.