noun
elm
ehlm
noun
1
A tall deciduous tree with broad, ridged leaves, once common as a shade tree along streets.
"A row of old elms lined the avenue before disease killed most of them."
2
The wood of this tree, used in furniture and construction.
"The table was made from solid elm."
How to Use Elm
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA large shade tree with ridged leaves, or timber from that tree.
Common mistake
Many elm populations were devastated by Dutch elm disease, a fungal infection — worth knowing if the word comes up in a historical or environmental context.
Word Forms
elms plural
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Etymology
From Old English elm, from a very old Germanic and Indo-European word for the tree.