| slippery | 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery. 2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise. "The slippery tops of human state." (Cowley) 3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. "The slippery god will try to loose his hold." (Dryden) 4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. 5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. "The slippery state of kings." 6. Uncertain in effect. 7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. Slippery elm. <botany> An American tree (Ulmus fulva) with a mucilagenous and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself. A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia Californica); so called on the Pacific coast. See: Slipper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood
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Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra, syn. U. fulva) is a species of elm native to eastern North America from southeast North Dakota east to southern Quebec and south to northernmost Florida and eastern Texas. Although similar to American Elm in general appearance, it is more closely related to the European Wych Elm, sharing very similar flower structure with that species. It is less susceptible to Dutch elm disease than many elms, and has a different branching pattern. ...
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Helps Sore Throats; One of natures best herbs, Slippery Elm is used for numerous ailments including sore, scratchy throats, mouth irritation and constipation. It aids digestion and helps cleanse the colon. It is a remedy for kidney problems, and the lungs and some herbalist
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a deciduous tree of eastern North America, Ulmus rubra Muhlenberg (U. fulva Michaux), the source of elm [USP]; see also under bark.
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the dried inner bark of the slippery elm, Ulmus rubra, which is mucilaginous and demulcent; the official preparation [USP] is elm. Called also elm b.
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| slippery | being such as to cause things to slip or slide |
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| slippery | small wrasse of tropical Atlantic |
| slippery | North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening |
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