English

Noun

slippery elm ‎(plural slippery elms)

1. Ulmus rubra, a North American elm tree with a mucilaginous and slightly aromatic inner bark.
2. A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia californica, now Fremontodendron californicum); so called on the Pacific coast.

Synonyms

• (Ulmus rubra): red elm, gray elm, soft elm, moose elm, Indian elm
• (Fremontodendron californicum): California flannelbush, California fremontia, flannel flower