slippery elm (redirected from slippery elms)

slippery elm

n.

1. A deciduous eastern North American tree (Ulmus rubra) having hard wood and mucilaginous, aromatic inner bark formerly used medicinally.

2. The wood of this tree.

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slippery elm

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tree, Ulmus fulva, of E North America, having oblong serrated leaves, notched winged fruits, and a mucilaginous inner bark

2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) the bark of this tree, used medicinally as a demulcent Also called red elm

Thesaurus

Noun

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slippery elm - North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood Ulmus rubra, red elm genus Ulmus, Ulmus - type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions elm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees