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SLIPPERY ELM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood
Synonyms:
red elm; slippery elm; Ulmus rubra
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("slippery elm" is a kind of...):
elm; elm tree (any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)
Holonyms ("slippery elm" is a member of...):
genus Ulmus; Ulmus (type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions)