Español
olmo.
(Del lat. ulmus).
1. m. Árbol de la familia de las Ulmáceas, que crece hasta la altura de 20 m, con tronco robusto y derecho, de corteza gruesa y resquebrajada, copa ancha y espesa, hojas elípticas o trasovadas, aserradas por el margen, ásperas y lampiñas por la haz, lisas y vellosas por el envés y verdes por ambas caras, flores precoces, de color blanco rojizo, en hacecillos sobre las ramas, y frutos secos, con una semilla oval, aplastada, de ala membranosa en todo su contorno, verde al principio y amarillenta después, de rápido desarrollo. Abunda en España, es buen árbol de sombra y de excelente madera.
Fuente: Diccionario de la Real Academia Española
English
almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (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}. [1913 Webster] Elm beetle (Zo"ol.), one of several species of beetles
(esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves
of the elm.
Elm borer (Zo"ol.), one of several species of beetles of
which the larv[ae] bore into the wood or under the bark of
the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}).
Elm butterfly (Zo"ol.), 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 (Zo"ol.), one of numerous species of moths of
which the larv[ae] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.
{Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm).
Elm sawfly (Zo"ol.), a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana).
The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,
feeds on the leaves of the elm.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English