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wych elm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
wych elm
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

wych elms (plural) witch-elm (alternative) wych-elm (alternative)

Synonyms

Scotch elm Scots elm witch elm ulmus glabra

Questions

What does wych elm mean?
An elm (Ulmus glabra) found in northern and western Europe.
Where does wych elm come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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