wych elm (redirected from witch elms)

wych elm also witch elm  (wch)

n.

A Eurasian elm (Ulmus glabra) often planted as a shade tree.

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[From Middle English wiche, from Old English wice; see weik-² in Indo-European roots.]

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