birch
/bˈɝtʃ/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
Noun
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
Noun
any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
Noun
a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment; "my father never spared the birch"
Verb
whip with a birch twig
More Specific Terms
American dwarf birch
American gray birch
American grey birch
American white birch
Betula alleghaniensis
Betula cordifolia
Betula fontinalis
Betula glandulosa
Betula lenta
Betula leutea
Betula neoalaskana
Betula nigra
Betula papyrifera
Betula pendula
Betula populifolia
Betula pubescens
black birch
canoe birch
cherry birch
common birch
downy birch
European white birch
gray birch
grey birch
mountain birch
Newfoundland dwarf birch
paper birch
paperbark birch
red birch
river birch
silver birch
swamp birch
sweet birch
water birch
Western birch
Western paper birch
white birch
yellow birch
Yukon white birch