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Meaning of slippery elm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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)

Examples

“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, […].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

slippery jack slippery nipple Slippery Sam slippery sequence slippery slide slippery slope

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