What part of speech is elms?

Elms can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. elms is a noun, plural of elm.

Inflections

Noun

What does elms mean?

Definitions

Noun

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

Examples of elms

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1. noun Through the clear wintry sunshine the bells this morning rang from the gray church tower amid the leafless elms, and up the walk the villagers trooped in their best dresses and their best faces — the latter a little reddened by the sharp wind: mere redness in the middle aged; in the maids, wonderful bloom to the eyes of their lovers — and took their places decently in the ancient pews.
2. noun One day in early spring he had so far relaxed as to go for a walk with me in the Park, where the first faint shoots of green were breaking out upon the elms, and the sticky spear-heads of the chestnuts were just beginning to burst into their five-fold leaves.
3. noun In our Mediterranean forest, there are lots of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, etc..
4. noun We have a Japanese elm in our garden which always looks particularly gorgeous in autumn.
5. noun In the Mediterranean forests, we have many kinds of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, and others.
6. noun Don't ask an elm tree for pears.
7. noun In our Mediterranean forest, there are lots of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, etc..
8. noun We have a Japanese elm in our garden which always looks particularly gorgeous in autumn.
9. noun In the Mediterranean forests, we have many kinds of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, and others.
10. noun Don't ask an elm tree for pears.
Sentence  
noun
Through the clear wintry sunshine the bells this morning rang from the gray church tower amid the leafless elms, and up the walk the villagers trooped in their best dresses and their best faces — the latter a little reddened by the sharp wind: mere redness in the middle aged; in the maids, wonderful bloom to the eyes of their lovers — and took their places decently in the ancient pews.
One day in early spring he had so far relaxed as to go for a walk with me in the Park, where the first faint shoots of green were breaking out upon the elms, and the sticky spear-heads of the chestnuts were just beginning to burst into their five-fold leaves.
In our Mediterranean forest, there are lots of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, etc..
We have a Japanese elm in our garden which always looks particularly gorgeous in autumn.
In the Mediterranean forests, we have many kinds of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, and others.
Don't ask an elm tree for pears.
In our Mediterranean forest, there are lots of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, etc..
We have a Japanese elm in our garden which always looks particularly gorgeous in autumn.
In the Mediterranean forests, we have many kinds of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, and others.
Don't ask an elm tree for pears.

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