Look up: elm

1. elm
   [n] - hard tough wood of an elm tree 2. [n] - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
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2. Elm
   A slow growing hardwood tree (Ulmus) once extremely common in hedgerows and woods but suffered from Dutch Elm Disease in the late 20th century. Slowly being replanted by Wych Elm which is resistant to this disease.
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3. Elm
   A hard, durable and coarse grained wood. Durable even when constantly wet and so used for ship building, piles and paddle wheels.
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4. elm
   English elm is a hard and flexible wood, light golden-brown in colour and with a coarse, irregular grain. It has a tendency to warp and is prone to worm. The timber was often used in country furniture. The wych elm or Scotch elm is harder than the English variety, with a straighter, finer grain and it takes a good polish
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5. Elm
   Elm noun [ Anglo-Saxon elm ; akin to Dutch olm , Old High German elm , German ulme , Icelandic almr , Dan. & Swedish alm , Latin ulmus , and English alder . Confer Old .] (Botany)
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6. elm
   <botany> 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. Elm beetle, a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana). The larva, which ...
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7. elm
   elm tree noun any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
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8. elm
   noun hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
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9. Elm
   • (n.) 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.
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10. elm
    (genus Ulmus), any of about 18 species of forest and ornamental shade trees of the family Ulmaceae native primarily to North Temperate areas. Many ... [3 related articles]
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11. elm
    elm, common name for the Ulmaceae, a family of trees and shrubs chiefly of the Northern Hemisphere. Elm trees (genus Ulmus) have a limited use as hardwoods for timber, especially the rock or cork elm (U. thomasi). Tall and graceful, with fan-shaped crowns of finely subdividing branches and twigs, el...
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12. Elm
    The elm (Ulmus) is a genus of tree of the family Ulmaceae. They have alternate, stalked, deciduous leaves, generally serrated and harsh. There are thirteen species, all natives of the northern temperate zone, four of which are found in Britain, the species including the common elm (Ulmus campestris)...
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13. Elm
    Elm is a command-line based UNIX email system.
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14. elm
    Any of a group of trees found in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and in mountainous parts of the tropics. All have doubly-toothed leaf margins and clusters of small flowers. (Genus Ulmus, family Ulmaceae.) Species include the wych elm (Ulmus glabra
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15. Elm
    (England) A brown-green veneer with a mild, stripy figure. Width 8-12 inches. Exotic In the context of this book, an exotic veneer is one that originates in another country; a veneer that has beautiful, rare or attractive qualities.
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16. elm
    English elm is a hard and flexible wood, light golden-brown in colour and with a coarse, irregular grain. It has a tendency to warp and is prone to worm. The timber was often used in country furniture. The wych elm or Scotch elm is harder than the English variety, with a straighter, finer grain and it takes a good polish
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17. elm
    EuLisp LInda System. An object-oriented Linda system written for EuLisp. 'Using Object-Oriented Mechanisms to Describe Linda', P. Broadbery (pab@maths.bath.ac.uk) et al, in Linda-Like Systems and Their Implementation, G. Wilson ed, U Edinburgh TR 91-13, 1991.
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18. Elm
    `Elms` are deciduous and semi-deciduous Elm leaves are alternate, with simple, single- or, most commonly, doubly serrate margins, usually asymmetric at the base and acuminate at the apex. The genus is hermaphroditic, having apetalous perfect flowers which are mostly wind-pollinated, although bees do...
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19. Elm
    (e-mail client) `Elm`, a text-based e-mail client commonly found on Unix systems, became popular as one of the first e-mail clients to use a text user interface, and as a utility with freely-available source code. The name elm originated from the phrase `EL`ectronic `M`ail. Dave...
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20. Elm
    (hills) The `Elm` is a range of hills north of the Harz mountains in the Helmstedt and Wolfenbüttel districts of Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a length of about 25&nbsp;km (15.5&nbsp;mi) and a width of 3–8&nbsp;km (2–5&nbsp;mi) and rises to an elevation of 323...
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