Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun elm

2 senses of elm

Sense 1
elm, elm tree -- (any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)
       => tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Sense 2
elm, elmwood -- (hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture)
       => wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)