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PRONUNCIATION OF DUTCH ELM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUTCH ELM

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Dutch elm is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DUTCH ELM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dutch elm

Ulmus × hollandica 'Major'

Although all naturally occurring Field Elm Ulmus minor × Wych Elm U. glabra hybrids are loosely termed 'Dutch elm', Ulmus × hollandica 'Major' is a distinctive cultivar that in England came to be known specifically as the Dutch Elm; it is also known as 'Hollandica'. A native of Picardy and northern France, where it was known from the fifteenth to nineteenth centuries as ypereau or ypreau, the tree was introduced to England from the Netherlands in the late seventeenth century as a fashion-elm associated with William & Mary, the name ‘Dutch Elm' having been coined by Queen Mary's resident botanist Dr Leonard Plukenet.

Definition of Dutch elm in the English dictionary

The definition of Dutch elm in the dictionary is a widely planted hybrid elm tree, Ulmus hollandica, with spreading branches and a short trunk.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUTCH ELM

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Dutch East Indies
Dutch elm disease
Dutch gold
Dutch Guiana
Dutch guinea pig
Dutch hoe
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Dutch mattress
Dutch medicine
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Dutch Reformed Church

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUTCH ELM

Anselm
check the helm
dishelm
ease the helm
elm
English elm
helm
overwhelm
red elm
schelm
skelm
slippery elm
underwhelm
unhelm
whelm
winged elm
witch-elm
wych-elm

Synonyms and antonyms of Dutch elm in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Dutch elm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUTCH ELM

Find out the translation of Dutch elm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Dutch elm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Dutch elm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

荷兰榆树
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

olmo holandés
570 millions of speakers

English

Dutch elm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डच एल्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدردار الهولندي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Голландский вяз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

olmo holandês
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডাচ এলম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hollandaise de l´orme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elm Belanda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ulmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オランダニレ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

네덜란드 느릅 나무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Elm landa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây du Hà Lan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டச்சு எல்எம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डच एल्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hollandalı karaağaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dell´olmo olandese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Holenderski wiąz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

голландський в´яз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ulm olandeză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ολλανδικά φτελιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nederlandse olm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

holländska alm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nederlandsk alm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Dutch elm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUTCH ELM»

The term «Dutch elm» is regularly used and occupies the 90.978 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUTCH ELM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Dutch elm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUTCH ELM»

Discover the use of Dutch elm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Dutch elm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to save Dutch elm diseased trees by pruning
Look for Dutch elm disease symptoms (Allison 1978). 2. Peel bark and look for streaking in sap- wood of infected twig. 3. Determine where streaking stops in symptomatic limb by removing a series of small bark patches from tip toward main ...
James R. Allison, G. F. Gregory, United States. Forest Service. Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry, 1979
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The National Dutch elm disease demonstration program: the ...
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC INFORMATION OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR DUTCH ELM DISEASE CONTROL AND ELM TREE UTILIZATION FEDERAL SUMMARY REPORT November 1982 Summary The 1978-1981 National ...
United States. Forest Pest Management, 1982
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The Elms: Breeding, Conservation, and Disease Management
Investigations on the relations of elm insects to the Dutch elm disease in Great Britain and other European countries during the years 1935-38. USD A, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Forest Insect Investigations Report, pp. 1- 37.
C.P. Dunn, 2000
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Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs: An Integrated Pest ...
The symptoms of Dutch elm disease usually appear first in only one portion of the canopy, resulting in yellow or wilting ... Elms suspected of being infected with Dutch elm disease in California should be reported to the county department of ...
Steve H. Dreistadt, Mary Louise Flint, 2004
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Popular Mechanics
An inoculation that's harmless to wildlife has already proved it can save the stately shade trees from the deadly Dutch elm disease By Clifford B. Hicks A BEAUTIFUL TREE can be a highly -Tx personal thing. There is a towering elm on my lawn ...
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Popular Science
Army. of. Experts. Wages. War. By. WALTER. E. BURTON. on Dutch Elm Disease BARKLESS DOGS BROUGHT FROM AFRICA These. In a desperate effort to save one of America's stateliest shade trees from a deadly plague, both state and  ...
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Landscape Plants for Eastern North America: Exclusive of ...
Immunity to Dutch elm disease is not known in U. americana and it may be another decade or more before the degree of resistance of the new "resistant" clones is known. "American Liberty Elms" are a mixture of six U. americana clones ...
Harrison L. Flint, 1997
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Principles of Forest Pathology
Stipes, R. J., and R. J. Campana. 1981 . Compendium of Elm Diseases. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN. 96 pp. 17.2 DUTCH ELM DISEASE Importance Dutch elm disease (DED) is of greatest importance on shade trees, ...
F. H. Tainter, F. A. Baker, 1996
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elm
The two principal notomorphs of Hybrid Elm (U. x hollandica) are described in the next two sections." Dutch Elm (Ulmus x hollandica nm. hollandica)'7 Dutch Elm must be clearly distinguished from the hollandse iep of the Netherlands.
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Fungi: Experimental Methods In Biology
It is caused by the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi (http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/ microbes/dutch- elm.htm) and is spread by beetles as they carry fungal spores on their bodies from infected trees to the bark of healthy trees where they feed and breed.
Ramesh Maheshwari, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUTCH ELM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Dutch elm is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ilkley pensioner is 'racially abused' after tree-felling
Martin Coleman claims he has come in for a barrage of ill-founded criticism after axing the specimens, which are blighted by Dutch Elm and ... «Ilkley Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Borers devastating to ash trees
The destruction is becoming noticeable around Decatur, and reminiscent of the 1960s when Dutch elm disease wiped out large portions of the ... «Herald & Review, Jul 15»
3
MARILYN HAGERTY: Recalling the Dakota Queen, the Red's riverboat
In other news 25 years ago, Dutch elm disease struck trees around Grand Forks. A program of replanting began under direction of City Forester ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»
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American elm reintroduction to restore polluted streams
In further hopes for restoration, all elms were bred to better resist Dutch elm disease, a fungal disease that wiped out millions of urban and ... «Great Lakes Echo, Jul 15»
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13 years after emerald ash borer's arrival, metro Detroit communities …
After Dutch elm disease killed off the area's ubiquitous elm trees in the 1950s, many urban planners in Detroit and nearby communities ... «Model D, Jul 15»
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A primer for suburban tree selection
One of the first things to learn from the ash borer epidemic is the lesson from the ravages of Dutch elm disease that wiped out the stately arches ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Five gardens featured on annual Cedar Falls Historical Society tour
In the Ashwood-Grandy backyard, the trunk of a large elm tree still stands, draped with trumpet vines. Although it was lost to Dutch elm disease, ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jul 15»
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Spraying for Dutch Elm Disease begins July 13
WS_WS_GrandmaElm The Grandma Elm, one of Assiniboine Park's most recognizable trees, was torn down last summer due to Dutch Elm ... «Winnipeg Sun, Jul 15»
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Parks director reports on green space maintenance
Clarkson warned his audience of the dangers of Dutch elm disease, which attacks when unsuspecting homeowners prune an elm tree in the ... «Camrose Canadian, Jul 15»
10
Red mangrove to monkey puzzle
But then disaster struck, in the form of Dutch elm disease. A shipment of infected timber had been imported from France, Kingsbury writes. «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»

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