"yoke elm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yoke elms [plural]
Etymology: So called because it was often used for making yokes for cattle . Head templates: {{en-noun}} yoke elm (plural yoke elms)
  1. (archaic) A European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), a small tree with tough wood. Tags: archaic Categories (lifeform): Birch family plants Synonyms: common hornbeam
    Sense id: en-yoke_elm-en-noun-f~uSIKxl Disambiguation of Birch family plants: 49 31 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 24 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 82 13 4 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 72 21 6
  2. A Himalayan hornbeam (Carpinus vimineus).
    Sense id: en-yoke_elm-en-noun-j87SQTWH
  3. The wood from these trees.
    Sense id: en-yoke_elm-en-noun-EF1wokGZ

Inflected forms

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