Elms

Name from trees

Elms is the plural of elm, a tall deciduous tree with serrated leaves and rough bark.

American elms once lined streets across the United States before Dutch elm disease devastated populations in the twentieth century: The old neighborhood lost all its elms.

The wood is valued for its strength and resistance to splitting.

botanical

deciduous

Sheds foliage seasonally

barkSharp canine vocalization
canopyOverhead protective covering
leavesTree's photosynthetic organs

branches · roots · shade · samaras · trunk · foliage · hardwood · serrated · asymmetrical · crown

landscape

avenue

Broad urban roadway

boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
streetPublic urban roadway
shadeDarkness from blocked light

park · estate · campus · cemetery · grove · canopy · stately · majestic · arching · towering

disease

Dutch

Of the Netherlands

beetleHard-winged insect
fungusSpore-bearing organism
blightPlant disease causing decay

wilt · dieback · epidemic · resistant · susceptible · decline · infestation · quarantine · devastation · pathogen

cultural

Freddy

Diminutive of Frederick

AmericanFrom the U.S.
New HavenConnecticut port, university town
YaleIvy League institution

Princeton · literary · pastoral · symbolic · memorial · heritage · preservation · restoration · iconic · historic

species

American

From the U.S.

EnglishBritain's native tongue
SiberianOf northern Asian Russia
ChineseOf that Asian nation

slippery · cedar · rock · winged · red · field · Scotch · Japanese · hybrid · Princeton

Elms

deciduous

avenue

Dutch

Freddy

American

Elms

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