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  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

Hard by stood a bush of wych elm; its tettered bark, overlined as if with the character of some unknown tongue, made the young ashes yet more beautiful.

From The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft by George Gissing

Branches of the wych elm were formerly manufactured into bows, and if forked were employed as divining-rods.

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

Unlike the wych elm, the common elm rarely perfects its seed in England, where it is propagated by means of root suckers from old trees, or preferably by layers from stools.

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

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

In summer at tea-time Susie would much enjoy the company under the wych-elm on the lawn, and took her "dish of tea" out of the saucer in the antique and orthodox manner.

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

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

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

No, it wasn't; and if he did not quite understand it, the artistic crew would still less; it was English, and the wych-elm that she saw from the window was an English tree.

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

Teeth, pigs' teeth, could be seen in the bark of the wych-elm tree—just the white tips of them showing.

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