elm

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English elm, from Proto-Germanic *elma(z), from Proto-Indo-European *el- (“‘red; brown’”). Cognate with dialectal German Ilm, Swedish alm; and (from Indo-European) with Latin ulmus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ĕlm, IPA: /ɛlm/, SAMPA: /elm/
• Rhymes: -ɛlm

[edit] Noun

elm (plural elms)

1. a tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers
2. (usually attributive) wood from an elm tree

[edit] Derived terms

Caucasian elm Chinese elm Dutch elm disease Japanese elm Manchurian elm

Northern elm Purple elm Siberian elm Southern elm

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• keyaki, kiaki
• zelkova

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: elm
• L.E.M.
• mel, Mel
• MLE

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[edit] Catalan

elm m. (plural elms)

[edit] Noun

elm

1. Helmet.