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Noun elm has 2 senses
- elm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
--1 is a kind of tree
--1 is a member of Ulmus, genus Ulmus
--1 has substances: elm, elmwood
--1 has particulars: | winged elm, wing elm, Ulmus alata; American elm, white elm, water elm, rock elm, Ulmus americana; smooth-leaved elm, European field elm, Ulmus carpinifolia; cedar elm, Ulmus crassifolia; witch elm, wych elm, Ulmus glabra; Dutch elm, Ulmus hollandica; Huntingdon elm, Ulmus hollandica vegetata; water elm, Ulmus laevis; Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia; English elm, European elm, Ulmus procera; Siberian elm, Chinese elm, dwarf elm, Ulmus pumila; slippery elm, red elm, Ulmus rubra; Jersey elm, guernsey elm, wheately elm, Ulmus sarniensis, Ulmus campestris sarniensis, Ulmus campestris wheatleyi; September elm, red elm, Ulmus serotina; rock elm, Ulmus thomasii |
- elm, elmwood - hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
--2 is a kind of wood
--2 is a substance of elm, elm tree
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