"slippery elm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: slippery elms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slippery elm (plural slippery elms)
  1. Ulmus rubra, a North American elm tree with a mucilaginous and slightly aromatic inner bark. Categories (lifeform): Mallow family plants, Rosales order plants Synonyms: red elm, gray elm, soft elm, moose elm, Indian elm
    Sense id: en-slippery_elm-en-noun-7eKgHe5S Disambiguation of Mallow family plants: 62 38 Disambiguation of Rosales order plants: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. A malvaceous shrub from the Pacific coast of Northern America (Fremontodendron californicum) Synonyms: California flannelbush, California fremontia, flannel flower
    Sense id: en-slippery_elm-en-noun-kKIQgxRh

Inflected forms

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