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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees;
[syn: elm, elm tree]

2. hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture;
[syn: elm, elmwood]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. Old.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is U. Americana; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva. [1913 Webster] Elm beetle (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles (esp. Galeruca calmariensis), which feed on the leaves of the elm. Elm borer (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles of which the larv[ae] bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm (esp. Saperda tridentata). Elm butterfly (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the leaves of the elm (esp. Vanessa antiopa and Grapta comma). See Comma butterfly, under Comma. Elm moth (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of moths of which the larv[ae] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp. Eugonia subsignaria, called elm spanworm). Elm sawfly (Zo["o]l.), a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana). The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

elm n 1: any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees [syn: elm, elm tree] 2: hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture [syn: elm, elmwood]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

ELM ELectronic Mailer (Unix)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

elm A full-screen MUA for Unix, MS-DOS, MS Windows, and OS/2. Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.mail.elm. FAQ (http://cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/elm/FAQ/faq.html). (1996-03-20)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Elm Hos. 4:13; rendered "terebinth" in the Revised Version. It is the Pistacia terebinthus of Linn., a tree common in Palestine, long-lived, and therefore often employed for landmarks and in designating places (Gen. 35:4; Judg. 6:11, 19. Rendered "oak" in both A.V. and R.V.). (See TEIL TREE.)