ymp tree

A form of imp tree — A tree that has been grafted onto the stock of another tree.

Meanings

nounymp tree (plural ymp trees)

plural ymp trees

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of imp tree.

    The fairy-king orders her, under a dreadful penalty, to await him next morning under the ymp tree.

    1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 83
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