Wych-elm

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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