Noun
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any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
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tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
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betula,
genus betula a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
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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"
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betula alleghaniensis,
betula leutea,
yellow birch tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark
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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
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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
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betula pendula,
common birch,
european white birch,
silver birch European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches
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betula pubescens,
downy birch,
white birch European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches
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betula nigra,
red birch,
river birch,
black birch birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
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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
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betula neoalaskana,
yukon white birch Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark
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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
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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"
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switch the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
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hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
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wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"
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Verb
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whip with a birch twig
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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"
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Adjective
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consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
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birchen,
birken |
