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wych-elm definition

wych·-elm (wic̸h′elm′)

noun

  1. a small variety of elm (Ulmus glabra), native to Europe and N Asia
  2. its wood

Etymology: < ME wyche (see witch hazel) + elm: from the pliant branches

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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