| 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 is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm. Origin: AS. Elm; akin to D. Olm, OHG. Elm, G. Ulme, Icel. Almr, Dan. & Sw. Alm, L. Ulmus, and E. Alder. Cf. Old. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| weech-elm | <botany> The wych-elm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| witch-elm | <botany> See Wych-elm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wych-elm | <botany> A species of elm (Ulmus montana) found in Northern and Western Europe; Scotch elm. By confusion this word is often written witch-elm. Origin: OE. Wiche a kind of elm, AS. Wice a kind of tree. Cf. Wicker. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |