any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
source: WordNet 3.0
hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
source: WordNet 3.0
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.