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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An elm (Ulmus rubra syn. U. fulva) of eastern North America, having hard wood and mucilaginous, aromatic inner bark.
- noun The powdered inner bark of this tree, used medicinally.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The red elm, or moose-elm, Ulmus fulva, of eastern North America.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood
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