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Meanings of Ulmus rubra in English

North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood.

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        Examples for "slippery elm"
        Examples for "slippery elm"
        1
        Poultices of dock leaves and slippery elm were also used when were sick.
        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
        2
        Drink hot drinks, such as hoarhound, ginger, flaxseed, hot lemonade or slippery elm.
        Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
        3
        They make excellent poultices from the bark of the bass and the slippery elm.
        Roughing It in the Bush
        4
        About all that Tesreau had was a fine physique and a mouthful of slippery elm.
        Practical English Composition: Book II. / For the Second Year of...
        5
        Never before have I seen the California slippery elm or leatherwood tree in such perfect form.
        Out of Doors—California and Oregon
        1
        It was silent as they passed through towering stands of hardwoods - red elm, white and black oak, shagbark hickory, and birch.
        The First King of Shannara