wych elm

[ wich ]

/ wɪtʃ /

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noun

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

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Origin of wych elm

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

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How to use wych elm in a sentence

A further experiment to plant elm trees beyond center field was mercifully cut short.
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As I opened the door to my house, a scene from Nightmare on Elm Street started to explode.
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As with most horror remakes, the new Nightmare on Elm Street finds the tune but loses the rhythm.
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Since Henry Hawk could sit in a great elm far up the road and see himp.
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The three happy children stood under the elm and looked up at the tiny hanging nest.
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There were a great many more there once, and we used to call it Elm Grove in old times.
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The glade was thickening with shadows, but the sunlight still marked the top of an elm and made glorious the zenith.
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The light had left the top of the elm and the fleecy clouds overhead were no longer dazzling because of their borrowed splendor.
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British Dictionary definitions for wych elm

wych-elm

witch-elm

/ (ˈwɪtʃˌɛlm) /

noun

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

the wood of this tree

Word Origin for wych-elm

C17: from Old English wice wych-elm

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