Definition of "elm-tree" [elm-tree]

• See elm. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "But culture is something that must grow; you cannot build a tree, you can only plant it, and care for it, and wait for it to mature in its due time; and when it is grown you must not complain if you find that from an acorn has come an oak, and not an elm-tree."
• "At last I found tongue to say, pointing to the elm-tree:"
• "Not one of those clever Frenchmen, who aspire to marry me, has had the brilliant idea of spending the night in an elm-tree at the risk of being carried off by the watch."