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Slippery elm   /slˈɪpəri ɛlm/   Listen
Slippery elm

noun
1.
North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood.  Synonyms: red elm, Ulmus rubra.






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"Slippery elm" Quotes from Famous Books



... which is very much like the white elm that we have been considering. The slippery elm is a smaller tree, does not droop so much, and the trunk is smoother and darker. The leaves are thicker and very rough on the upper side. The inner bark contains a great deal of mucilage—that, I suppose, is the reason for its being ...
— Among the Trees at Elmridge • Ella Rodman Church

... given, soothing drinks are usually administered, such as raw white of egg, milk, flaxseed tea, slippery elm, etc. ...
— The Mother and Her Child • William S. Sadler



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