Comm. Also 9 elemi. [a. Turk. [Turkish] (transliterated èlémé by Redhouse) something sifted or selected.] attrib. in Eleme figs, a kind of dried figs from Turkey.
1879. Encycl. Brit., IX. 154. The best kind, known as elemi, are shipped at Smyrna.
1888. Grocer’s Price List, Fine Eleme Figs.
