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leamhán — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • elm noun A tall deciduous tree with broad, ridged leaves, once common as a shade tree along streets.
  • moth noun A flying insect related to the butterfly, usually active at night and less colorful, with feathery antennae.

Senses

leamhán is used for these senses in English:

  • elm (countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.
  • moth Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

elm — full definition

  1. noun A tall deciduous tree with broad, ridged leaves, once common as a shade tree along streets.
  2. noun The wood of this tree, used in furniture and construction.