elm tree

collocation in English

meaningsofelmandtree

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elm
noun[C or U]
uk
/elm/us
/elm/
a large tree that loses its leaves in winter, or the wood from ...
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tree
noun[C]
uk
/triː/us
/triː/
a tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its ...
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(Definition ofelmandtreefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The largestelmtreehad a diameter of 80 cm at standard height and was 24 m tall.
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Unfortunately, a great part of that beauty very much depends on theelmtree.
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Stopping to pray under anelmtree, they were moved to select this spot.
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He planted anelmtreein the locality in about 1680.
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The aircraft did not clear anelmtreeand crashed on takeoff.
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It took eight oak trees and oneelmtreeper boat.
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In this legend, the tree is said to be anelmtreeoverhanging the road.
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The light had replaced a landmarkelmtree.
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The church once had a tall shadyelmtreein front, hence its name.
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He eventually discovered that the noise emanated from anelmtree.
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It was demolished in the 1980s by a fallingelmtree.
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The community was named for a largeelmtreeand large rock in the town.
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His coffin was made from anelmtreeplanted by himself, and made into planks for that purpose some years before his death.
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Because of the heat of the season, the delegation moved outdoors on many days and wrote the constitution beneath the shade of a giantelmtree.
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While already returning to the camp, we noticed in the distance a hugeelmtreekaragatch, - lonely, towering amidst the surrounding endless desert.
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They stopped at theelmtree, tore off the bands, and cut it down, in spite of all resistance.
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The original largeelmtreehad become hollow and local children were often seen climbing inside the tree.
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The massiveelmtreeon the grounds for which the property was named died in the early 1960s of disease.
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One of its most notable features was a largeelmtreewhich dominated the open space in front of the church for many years.
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According to tradition, the county court in its early years was held beneath a giant hackberry tree (of theelmtreefamily) on this site.
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