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1. (n.) birch
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
2. birch
the wood itself.
3. birch
a birch rod, or a bundle of birch twigs, used for whipping.
4. (adj.) birch
Also, birchen. of or made of birch.
5. (v.t.) birch
to beat with or as if with a birch.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME birche, OE birce)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) birch
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
2. (noun) birch, birch tree
any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
3. (adj) birch, birch rod
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"
4. (verb) birch, birchen, birken
consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
5. (verb) birch
whip with a birch twig
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1. (noun) birch
a tree with light-colored bark that peels off
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Birch
of or pertaining to the birch; birchen
2. (noun) Birch
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)
3. (noun) Birch
the wood or timber of the birch
4. (noun) Birch
a birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging
5. (noun) Birch
a birch-bark canoe
6. (verb) Birch
to whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog
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Sense: (alsobirch tree) a kind of small tree with pointed leaves valued for its wood
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 Afrikaans: berk |
 Arabic: شَجَر البتولا |
 Bulgarian: бреза |
 Brazilian: bétula |
 Czech: bříza; březový |
 German: die Birke; Birken... |
 Danish: birk |
 Greek: σημύδα |
 Spanish: abedul |
 Estonian: kask |
 Farsi: درخت غان |
 Finnish: koivu |
 French: bouleau |
 Hebrew: לִבְנָה |
 Hindi: सनोबर का पेड़ |
 Croatian: breza |
 Hungarian: nyír(fa) |
 Indonesian: nama pohon |
 Icelandic: birkitré, björk |
 Italian: betulla |
 Japanese: かばの木 |
 Korean: 자작나무 |
 Lithuanian: beržas |
 Latvian: bērzs; bērza- |
 Malay: pokok birch |
 Dutch: berk |
 Norwegian: bjørk(etre) |
 Polish: brzoza |
 Persian: درخت غان |
 Portuguese: bétula |
 Romanian: (de) mesteacăn |
 Russian: берёза; берёзовый |
 Slovak: breza; brezový |
 Slovenian: breza; brezov |
 Serbian: breza |
 Swedish: björk |
 Thai: ต้นเบิร์ช |
 Turkish: huş ağacı |
 Taiwanese: 樺樹 |
 Ukrainian: береза; березовий |
 Urdu: نو کیلے پتوں والا ایک درخ |
 Vietnamese: cây bulô |
 Chinese: 桦树 |
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