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• wych elm
  wych elm

  noun

  an elm, Ulmus glabra, of northern and western Europe, having large, coarse leaves.
• wych-elm
  wych-elm

  noun

  Eurasian elm tree, Ulmus glabra, having a rounded shape, longish pointed leaves, clusters of small flowers, and winged fruits

wych elm

American  

[wich] / wɪtʃ /

noun

1. an elm, Ulmus glabra, of northern and western Europe, having large, coarse leaves.

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wych-elm British  

/ ˈwɪtʃˌɛlm /

noun

1. Eurasian elm tree, Ulmus glabra, having a rounded shape, longish pointed leaves, clusters of small flowers, and winged fruits

2. the wood of this tree

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Etymology

Origin of wych elm

1620–30; wych wych elm, Middle English wyche, Old English wice

Example Sentences

The wych elm at Beauly in the Highlands is almost 800 years old, with references to the tree found in records going back to medieval times.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2021

Alder and ash are the main tree species but there are also bird cherry and hazel and small numbers of wych elm, gean, holly, rowan and elder.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2014

The Scotch or wych elm is planted freely in parks and private grounds.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

They were chiefly ash, larch, maple, wych elm, and sallow, and the rough butts, when sawn off before the sharping, supplied the firing for the boiling.

From Grain and Chaff from an English Manor by Savory, Arthur H.

The timber used in an ordinary carriage wheel is wych elm for the naves, heart of oak for the spokes, and ash for the felloes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various