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slippery elm en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A North American elm tree of species Ulmus rubra, with a mucilaginous and slightly aromatic inner bark.
   • Mid-March 2021, at a bowling alley, I watch balls thunder down lanes and wonder if I’ve had a bowel movement since Presidents’ Day. I try: Miralax, Restoralax, magnesium citrate (liquid and powder), […] licorice root, slippery elm, beans, […]. 2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times:
2. A malvaceous shrub from the Pacific coast of Northern America (Fremontodendron californicum)

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Synonyms

Indian elm · gray elm · California fremontia · red elm · California flannelbush · moose elm · flannel flower · soft elm