elm
/ɛlm/ noun B2- A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.
- Wood from an elm tree.
Plural elms
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We walked down the quaint village street with a row of pollarded elms on each side of it.
It was almost noon when they reached town and found their way to “Beechwood.” It was quite a fine old mansion, set back from the street in a seclusion of green elms and branching beeches.
“‘Under the elm.’
There were two guides given us to start with, an oak and an elm.
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