Elm

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  elm
       n 1: any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or
            shade trees [syn: {elm tree}]
       2: hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and
          furniture [syn: {elmwood}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  ELM
       ELectronic Mailer (Unix)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  elm
       
           A {full-screen} {MUA} for {Unix}, {MS-DOS}, {MS
          Windows}, and {OS/2}.
       
          {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.mail.elm}.
       
          {FAQ
          (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/elm/FAQ/faq.html)}.
       
          (1996-03-20)
       
       

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  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}.)