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. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ By confusion this word is often written witch-elm. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) The wych-elm; -- so called because its leaves are like those of the hazel. [ 1913 Webster ]