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wych elm

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wych elm also witch elm  (wch)
n.
A Eurasian elm (Ulmus glabra) often planted as a shade tree.

[From Middle English wiche, from Old English wice; see weik-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.wych elm - Eurasian elm often planted as a shade treewych elm - Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree
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


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