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witch elm

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witch elm  
n.  Variant of wych elm.

[Alteration of wych elm.]
wych elm also witch elm   (wĭch)   
n.  A Eurasian elm (Ulmus glabra) often planted as a shade tree.

[From Middle English wiche, from Old English wice; see weik-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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