Hypertext Webster Gateway: "elm"
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}.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
{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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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