What does birch mean?
Definitions for birch
bɜrtʃbirch
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word birch.
Princeton's WordNet
birchnoun
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
birch, birch treenoun
any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
birch, birch rodadjective
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, birchen, birkenverb
consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
birchverb
whip with a birch twig
Wiktionary
birchnoun
any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the northern hemisphere.
birchnoun
a hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.
birchnoun
a stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.
birchverb
to punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
birchverb
to punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
Etymology: From birche, birk, from birce, bierce, from birkijōn (compare West Frisian bjirk, German Birke), variant of (compare Dutch berk, Swedish björk), from bʰérHǵos (compare Lithuanian beržas, Czech bříza, Ossetic bærz).
Wikipedia
BIRCH
BIRCH (balanced iterative reducing and clustering using hierarchies) is an unsupervised data mining algorithm used to perform hierarchical clustering over particularly large data-sets. With modifications it can also be used to accelerate k-means clustering and Gaussian mixture modeling with the expectation–maximization algorithm. An advantage of BIRCH is its ability to incrementally and dynamically cluster incoming, multi-dimensional metric data points in an attempt to produce the best quality clustering for a given set of resources (memory and time constraints). In most cases, BIRCH only requires a single scan of the database. Its inventors claim BIRCH to be the "first clustering algorithm proposed in the database area to handle 'noise' (data points that are not part of the underlying pattern) effectively", beating DBSCAN by two months. The BIRCH algorithm received the SIGMOD 10 year test of time award in 2006.
ChatGPT
birch
A birch is a type of deciduous hardwood tree or shrub belonging to the genus Betula. Birch trees are characterized by their thin, often peeling, bark which can vary in color from white to gray, yellow, silver or black. They are typically found in temperate and boreal climates and are known for their quick growth rate. The leaves of the birch tree are typically oval or elliptical in shape. Birch wood is often used in furniture, plywood, and paper production.
Webster Dictionary
Birchnoun
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)
Birchnoun
the wood or timber of the birch
Birchnoun
a birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging
Birchnoun
a birch-bark canoe
Birchadjective
of or pertaining to the birch; birchen
Birchverb
to whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog
Wikidata
Birch
Birch is a broadleaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams, and is closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The genus Betula contains 30 to 60 known taxa of which 11 are on the IUCN 2011 Red List of Threatened Species. They are typically rather short-lived pioneer species widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in northern temperate and boreal climates.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Editors Contribution
birch
A type of cultivar, plant, tree and seed.
Birch trees are grown for the hardwood and some for their beauty, flowers and fruit.
Submitted by MaryC on June 6, 2016
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BIRCH
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Birch is ranked #2954 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Birch surname appeared 12,161 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Birch.
82.7% or 10,068 total occurrences were White.
10.9% or 1,332 total occurrences were Black.
3% or 375 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.8% or 227 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 94 total occurrences were Asian.
0.5% or 66 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of birch in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of birch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of birch in a Sentence
Icelandic Forest Service Directorrstur Eysteinsson:
To see the forests growing to see that were actually doing some good is a very rewarding thing. A very satisfying thing, knowing which trees to plant is actually harder than youd think. We plant about three million seedlings per year in Iceland. Most people have simply, until now, you use what you have. Here in Iceland, its the native birch. [You] plant them and you expect that they grow. And then, the climate changes.
Diana Birch went to hospital for corrective surgery and left with a life-changing injury from which Diana Birch will never recover, diana Birch led an incredibly full and active life prior to Diana Birch injury ; setting up addiction treatment and rehabilitation units in Afghanistan, hiking, dancing and training in Judo among other pastimes and pursuits.
One reason is that Gandharan scrolls, like the one at the Library of Congress, were typically buried in terra cotta jars and interred in a stupa, a dome-shaped structure often containing Buddhist texts or relics, another reason is that the relatively high, arid climate of the Gandharan region helps preserve materials like manuscripts on birch bark.
And the wind said May you be as strong as the oak, yet flexible as the birch may you stand as tall as the redwood, live gracefully as the willow and may you always bear fruit all your days on this earth.
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- аҵааҵлаAbkhaz
- بتولاArabic
- ҡайынBashkir
- бярозаBelarusian
- брезаBulgarian
- bedollCatalan, Valencian
- дакхChechen
- břízaCzech
- bedwenWelsh
- birkDanish
- BirkeGerman
- vergado, vergo, betulo, vergiEsperanto
- abedulSpanish
- kõiv, kaskEstonian
- غان, توسPersian
- koivuvitsa, koivu, piiskata, vitsa, koivupuu, raipataFinnish
- verger, badine, bouleau, baguetteFrench
- biorraIrish
- beithScottish Gaelic
- bidueiroGalician
- billey-beihManx
- שדרHebrew
- nyírHungarian
- կեչիArmenian
- urgiiḷiqInupiaq
- birki, björk, birkitréIcelandic
- betullaItalian
- カバノキ, バーチJapanese
- არყიGeorgian
- orpikKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- 박달나무, 자작나무Korean
- betulaLatin
- beržasLithuanian
- pērt, bērzs, sukātLatvian
- брезаMacedonian
- bjerk, bjørkNorwegian
- berkDutch
- bjørkNorwegian Nynorsk
- bjørkNorwegian
- naʼazhǫǫsh, kʼishchííʼNavajo, Navaho
- beçOccitan
- бӕрзOssetian, Ossetic
- brzoza, rózgaPolish
- bétulaPortuguese
- badugnRomansh
- mesteacănRomanian
- берёза, прут, розга, сечь розгамиRussian
- breza, брѣза, брезаSerbo-Croatian
- brezaSlovak
- brezaSlovene
- mështekërAlbanian
- björkSwedish
- mbetula, ubao wa mbetulaSwahili
- huşTurkish
- березаUkrainian
- برچUrdu
- bạch dươngVietnamese
- 桦木Chinese
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