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slippery elm

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slippery elm

–noun
1. an elm, Ulmus rubra, of eastern North America, having a mucilaginous inner bark.
2. the bark of this elm, used as a demulcent.

Origin:
1740–50
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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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