wych elm

wych elm

also witch elm W0190000 (wĭch)n. A large elm (Ulmus glabra) native to Eurasia.

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[From Middle English wiche, from Old English wice; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]

wych′ elm`

(wɪtʃ)
n. a large-leaved European elm, Ulmus glabra, introduced in the U.S. [1620–30; wych wych elm, Middle English wyche, Old English wice]

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wych elm - Eurasian elm often planted as a shade treeUlmus glabra, witch elmgenus Ulmus, Ulmus - type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regionselm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees