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Elm names trees of the genus Ulmus and their wood. Merriam-Webster describes them as generally large deciduous trees and notes their winged fruit, a samara. That provides a specific botanical association for a short nature-inspired pet name. The checked evidence concerns the English plant word; it does not establish a separate traditional personal-name derivation or require every elm species to share an identical appearance.
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- Elm names trees of the genus Ulmus and their wood. Source
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