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: any of a genus (Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, the elm family) of usually large deciduous north temperate-zone trees with alternate stipulate leaves and fruit that is a samara
2
: the wood of an elm
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Branch dropping is common in elm, oak, eucalyptus and ash trees, researchers said, noting that there aren’t any ways to prevent branches from falling.
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
Some trees like the Chinese elms seem to be more shallow-rooted and likely to blow over.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
In one yard alone in Western Springs, five historic American elms — each more than 50 years old — are now in decline or already dead.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Some walls are covered in cork, while others look like works of art, composed of apple and Siberian elm tree slices scorched using yakisugi, the Japanese wood preservation technique.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 May 2025
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
Some trees like the Chinese elms seem to be more shallow-rooted and likely to blow over.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
In one yard alone in Western Springs, five historic American elms — each more than 50 years old — are now in decline or already dead.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Some walls are covered in cork, while others look like works of art, composed of apple and Siberian elm tree slices scorched using yakisugi, the Japanese wood preservation technique.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 May 2025
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“Elm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elm. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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elm
noun1
: any of a genus of large deciduous trees that have toothed leaves and nearly circular one-seeded winged fruits and are often grown as shade trees
especially
: american elm
2
: the wood of an elm
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