wych elm

• witch-elm, wych-elm

From Old English wiche (“a kind of elm”), wice (“a kind of tree”). Compare wicker.

wych elm (plural wych elms)

1. An elm (Ulmus glabra) found in northern and western Europe.

   Synonyms: Scotch elm, Scots elm

• “wych-elm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.