elm

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}]
    

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]
    

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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}.)