A species of elm (Ulmus montana) found in Northern and Western Europe; Scotch elm.
By confusion this word is often written witch-elm.
Origin: OE. Wiche a kind of elm, AS. Wice a kind of tree. Cf. Wicker.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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