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Webster 1913 Edition

Elemi

El′e-mi

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
élemi
, It.
elemi
, Sp.
elemi
; of American or Oriental. origin.]
A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera
Amyris
and
Canarium
.
Amyris elemifera
yields Mexican elemi;
Canarium commune
, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elemi

EL'EMI

,
Noun.
The gum elemi, so called; but said to be a resinous substance, the produce of the Amyris elemifera, a small tree or shrub of South America. It is of a whitish color tinged with green or yellow.

Definition 2024

elemi

elemi

English

Noun

elemi ‎(plural elemis)

  1. A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
  2. (uncountable) A resin harvested from the elemi tree.

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

elem +‎ -i

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛmi]
  • Hyphenation: ele‧mi

Adjective

elemi (comparative elemibb, superlative legelemibb)

  1. elementary, basic, fundamental, elemental

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative elemi elemiek
accusative elemit elemieket
dative eleminek elemieknek
instrumental elemivel elemiekkel
causal-final elemiért elemiekért
translative elemivé elemiekké
terminative elemiig elemiekig
essive-formal elemiként elemiekként
essive-modal — —
inessive elemiben elemiekben
superessive elemin elemieken
adessive eleminél elemieknél
illative elemibe elemiekbe
sublative elemire elemiekre
allative elemihez elemiekhez
elative elemiből elemiekből
delative elemiről elemiekről
ablative elemitől elemiektől

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