Definition of birch Birch
/bɚˈʧ/ - [berch] - birch
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NounPlural: birches |
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| birch - any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark | ||
| birch tree | ||
| tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | ||
| betula, genus betula a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches) | ||
| birch 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" | ||
| betula alleghaniensis, betula leutea, yellow birch tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark | ||
| american white birch, betula cordifolia, betula papyrifera, canoe birch, paper birch, paperbark birch small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes | ||
| american gray birch, american grey birch, betula populifolia, gray birch, grey birch medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree | ||
| betula pendula, common birch, european white birch, silver birch European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches | ||
| betula pubescens, downy birch, white birch European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches | ||
| betula nigra, red birch, river birch, black birch birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark | ||
| betula lenta, cherry birch, sweet birch, black birch common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture | ||
| betula neoalaskana, yukon white birch Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark | ||
| betula fontinalis, mountain birch, swamp birch, water birch, western birch, western paper birch birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark | ||
| birch - 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" | ||
| birch rod | ||
| switch the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" | ||
| birch - hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
Verb |
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| birch - whip with a birch twig | ||
| flog, welt, trounce, lash, lather, strap, slash, whip beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" | ||
Adjectivebirch, bircher, birchest |
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| birch - consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree | ||
| birchen, birken | ||
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Wiktionary 
- birch (Noun)
Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the northern hemisphere . - birch (Noun)
A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture. - birch (Noun)
A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment. - birch (Noun)
A birch-bark canoe. - birch (Verb)
To punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood. - birch (Verb)
To punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- birch (n.)
A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch (B. glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch (B. papyracea); the yellow birch (B. lutea); the black or cherry birch (B. lenta). - birch (n.)
The wood or timber of the birch. - birch (n.)
A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging. - birch (n.)
A birch-bark canoe. - birch (a.)
Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen. - birch (v. t.)
To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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birch
A tree of the genus Betula, with small leaves and a trunk that is white with darker blotches. -
birch
Wood of the birch tree.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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birch
bėrch, n. a hardy forest-tree, with smooth, white bark and very durable wood: a rod for punishment, consisting of a birch twig or twigs.—adjs. Birch, Birch′en, made of birch. [A.S. berc, bierce; Ice. björk, Sans. bhūrja.]
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