Slippery elm Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood
red elm; Ulmus rubra.
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(Bot.) (a) An American tree (Ulmus fulva ) with a mucilagenous and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself .(b) A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia Californica ); so called on the Pacific coast.
