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Word entry · 3 letters

elm

Best crossword clue

"Street shade tree"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɛlm/Part of speech nounSorted elmStarts with EEnds with M3 cluesCommon crossword word
1E2L3M

Definitions

  1. any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

Word origin

From Middle English elme, elm, from Old English elm, from Proto-West Germanic *elm, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”).

Used in a sentence

  • The village is a dignified place of thatch, half-timbering, box hedges and neat farms, set among elms (though not as many as formerly, since Dutch elm disease took its toll) on the level plain of the Pewsey Vale.
  • English soldiers handled sturdy bows of yew, ash, or elm, which could propel an iron-tipped arrow as far as a hundred yards.
  • Elm as a language can be seen from different angles. The main purpose of the language and the platform is to create web applications.

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Street shade tree3 letters
02Tall shade tree3 letters
03Tree with serrated leaves3 letters

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