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elm /ɛlm /(also elm tree) nounA tall deciduous tree which typically has rough serrated leaves and propagates from root suckers.- Genus Ulmus, family Ulmaceae: several species, including the English elm (U. procera).
The flora is dominated by Sequoia, cypresses, elms, oaks, willows, and cottonwoods....- See any elms or oak trees or other non-native species?
- Spanish chestnuts, sycamores, willows, elms and oaks, to name but a few, located in every county have been studied, measured and observed in an attempt to find the champion of champions.
OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to German dialect Ilm, and Swedish and Norwegian alm. Rhymesantebellum, cerebellum, helm, overwhelm, pelham, realm, underwhelm, vellum |