wych elm

noun

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

Similar
Scotch elmScots elmwitch elmUlmus glabra
OriginOld English wiche →
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Meanings

nounwych elm (plural wych elms)

plural wych elms · alternative witch-elm · alternative wych-elm

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

    Synonyms: Scotch elm, Scots elm

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Scotch elmScots elm

More synonyms by meaning

nounEurasian elm often planted as a shade tree

Similar
witch elmUlmus glabra
Broader
elmelm tree
Also see
scotch elmscots elmwitch elm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwiche“a kind of elm”
  2. Englishwych elm

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

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Translations

Catalan oma
  • omaUlmus glabra
Finnish vuorijalava
  • vuorijalavaUlmus glabra
German Bergulme
  • BergulmeUlmus glabra
Irish leamhán sléibhe
  • leamhán sléibheUlmus glabra
Turkish dağ karaağacı
  • dağ karaağacıUlmus glabra
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APA

wych elm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wych%20elm

MLA

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Chicago

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