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Red elm

noun

Autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States. Synonyms: September elm, Ulmus serotina.

North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood. Synonyms: slippery elm, Ulmus rubra.

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"Red elm" Quotes from Famous Books

... began to paddle with renewed vigor. Gasna Gaowo, the canoe in which they sat, was a noble example of Onondaga art. It was about sixteen feet in length and was made of the bark of the red elm, the rim, however, being of white ash, stitched thoroughly to the bark. The ribs also were of white ash, strong and flexible, and fastened at each end under the rim. The prow, where the ends of the ...

— The Hunters of the Hills • Joseph Altsheler