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Ulmus rubra

Ulmus rubra

9.9
A North American elm tree with rough, reddish young leaves and hard wood
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Furniture makers value Ulmus rubra for its hard, durable wood.

Examples

  • The inner bark of the Ulmus rubra has long been used in herbal remedies.

  • Many North American forests contain large Ulmus rubra trees.

  • The Ulmus rubra tree grows well in wet soils.

  • Many Ulmus rubras are found along the riverbanks.

  • Furniture makers value Ulmus rubra for its hard, durable wood.

  • Many North American forests contain large Ulmus rubra trees.

  • The Ulmus rubra tree grows well in wet soils.

Synonyms

slippery elm
vsUlmus rubra
  • Specialized
8.1

A North American tree with rough leaves whose inner bark is used in medicine

is the botanical species described without mentioning its medicinal inner bark use
red elm
vsUlmus rubra
  • US
6.9

A North American elm tree with red leaves or bark and hard, strong wood

is the specific species with rough red young leaves and known hard wood

Surface Forms

Ulmus rubra singular
Ulmus rubras plural

Morphology

Ulmus + rubrum

This is a Linnaean binomial combining the genus name Ulmus (elm) with the Latin epithet rubra ('red' or 'reddish'); given knowledge of both constituents and the convention that scientific names label species, a learner can infer 'red elm' or a reddish species of elm. The detailed diagnostic traits (rough leaves, hard wood) are extra botanical information not contained in the literal parts, but the core identification as a type of elm is transparently derivable.

Etymology

Ulmus rubra is the scientific name for the North American 'red elm'. The Latin words Ulmus and rubra mean 'elm' and 'red', a simple image of its reddish young leaves and inner bark, so the name fits this hard-wood tree.