# slippery elm

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A North American elm tree of species Ulmus rubra, with a mucilaginous and slightly aromatic inner bark.
2. A malvaceous shrub from the Pacific coast of Northern America (Fremontodendron californicum)

## Source
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