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ELM

\ˈɛlm], \ˈɛlm], \ˈɛ_l_m]\

Definitions of ELM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A shade tree whose hard timber is valuable for many purposes.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Ulmus.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

See Ulmus.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

A shade-tree with a board, spreading, or overaeching top.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A well-known forest tree, of value for its timber.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The name of a well-known tree.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

See Utmus.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

n. [Anglo-Saxon] A tree of the genus Ulmus, of which nineteen species are described, of which six are native. It is a hardy and rapidly growing tree, and is prized for its umbrageousness and the varied usefulness of its timber.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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