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Wych-elm
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Wych-elm, n. [OE. wiche a kind of elm, AS. wice a kind of tree. Cf. Wicker.].
A species of elm (Ulmus montana ) found in Northern and Western Europe; Scotch elm. [1913 Webster]
" By confusion this word is often written witch-elm." [1913 Webster]
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