Definition of Elm
n.
1.
(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
(Zool.)
one
of
several
species
of
beetles
(
esp
.
Galeruca
calmariensis
),
which
feed
on
the
leaves
of
the
elm
.
Elm borer
(Zool.)
one
of
several
species
of
beetles
of
which
the
larvæ
bore
into
the
wood
or
under
the
bark
of
the
elm
(
esp
.
Saperda
tridentata
).
Elm butterfly
(Zool.)
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
(Zool.)
one
of
numerous
species
of
moths
of
which
the
larvæ
destroy
the
leaves
of
the
elm
(
esp
.
Eugonia
subsignaria
,
called
elm spanworm
).
Elm sawfly
(Zool.)
a
large
sawfly
(
Cimbex
Americana
).
The
larva
,
which
is
white
with
a
black
dorsal
stripe
,
feeds
on
the
leaves
of
the
elm
.
Related Words
elm
tree
,
elmwood
,
wood
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