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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

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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

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 Arthur H. Savory

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

From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers

The Dutch or sand elm is a tree very similar to the wych elm, but produces inferior timber.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

"No, better'n nothing," said Miss Avery, and turned to the wych-elm.

From Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster

For instance, I shouldn't want that fine wych-elm spoilt.

From Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster

He had drawn her out of the house, where there was danger of surprise and light; he had led her by a path he knew, until they stood under the column of the vast wych-elm.

From Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster

A wych-elm tree, a vine, a wisp of hay with dew on it—can passion for such things be transmitted where there is no bond of blood?

From Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster

One night he went round by the Heronry where grew Father Badger's 'Claw-Clapping' tree, a young wych-elm.

From Lives of the Fur Folk by M. D. Haviland