birch

birch  (bûrch) n. 1. a. Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs of the genus Betula, native to the Northern Hemisphere and having unisexual flowers in catkins, alternate, simple, toothed leaves, and bark that often peels in thin papery layers. b. The hard, close-grained wood of any of these trees, used especially in furniture, interior finishes, and plywood. 2. A rod from a birch, used to administer a whipping. tr.v. birched, birch·ing, birch·es To whip with or as if with a birch. [Middle English, from Old English birce; see bherg- in Indo-European roots.]

birch paper birch Betula papyrifera

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birch [bɜːtʃ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula, having thin peeling bark See also silver birch

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the hard close-grained wood of any of these trees

the birch a bundle of birch twigs or a birch rod used, esp formerly, for flogging offenders

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) of, relating to, or belonging to the birch

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) consisting or made of birch

vb

(tr) to flog with a birch

[Old English bierce; related to Old High German birihha, Sanskrit bhūrja]

birchen  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	birch - hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood birch tree, birch - any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	birch - any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark birch tree Betula, genus Betula - a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches) birch - hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood 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, black birch, cherry birch, sweet 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 American dwarf birch, Betula glandulosa, Newfoundland dwarf birch - small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	3.	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 - a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
Verb	1.	birch - whip with a birch twig flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
Adj.	1.	birch - consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree birchen, birken woody - made of or containing or resembling wood; "woody plants"; "perennial herbs with woody stems"; "a woody taste"

Translations

birch [bɜːtʃ]

A. N (= tree, wood) → abedul m; (for whipping) → vara f

B. VT (= punish) → castigar con la vara

C. CPD birch tree N → abedul m

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birch [ˈbɜː^rtʃ]

n

(= tree) → bouleau m

(= whip) → verge m, fouet m

vt (= whip) → fouetter

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birch

n

→ Birke f

(for whipping) → Rute f

attr → Birken-

vt → (mit Ruten) schlagen

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birch [bɜːtʃ] n (tree, wood) → betulla; (for whipping) → frusta (di betulla)

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birch [bɜːtʃ] n (tree, wood) → betulla; (for whipping) → frusta (di betulla)

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birch

n birch [bəːtʃ]

1 (alsobirch tree) a kind of small tree with pointed leaves valued for its wood That tree is a birch; (also adjective ) birch leaves. berk شَجَر البتولا бреза bříza; březový birk die Birke; Birken... σημύδα abedul kask درخت غان koivu bouleau לִבְנָה सनोबर का पेड़ breza nyír(fa) nama pohon birkitré, björk betulla かばの木 자작나무 beržas bērzs; bērza- pokok birch berk bjørk(etre) brzoza bétula (de) mesteacăn берёза; берёзовый breza; brezový breza; brezov breza björk ต้นเบิร์ช huş ağacı 樺樹 береза; березовий نو کیلے پتوں والا ایک درخت cây bulô 桦树

2 its wood a desk made of birch; (also adjective ) a birch desk. berkehout خَشَبُ شَجَر البَتولا дървен материал от бреза bříza; březový birketræ; birketræs- das Birkenholz ξύλο σημύδας abedul kasepuit چوب غان koivupuu bouleau עֵץ לִבְנָה सनोबर के पेड़ की लकड़ी brezovina nyírfa kayu birch birkiviður betulla かば材 자작나무 재목 beržo mediena; beržinis bērzs; bērza- kayu birch berkehout bjørk(eved) brzezina bétula (lemn de) mesteacăn берёза; берёзовый breza; brezový brezovina; brezov brezovina björk ไม้ของต้นเบิร์ช huş ağacı kerestesi 樺木 береза اس درخت کی لکڑی gỗ bulô 桦木

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birch → شجر البتولا bříza birk Birke σημύδα abedul koivu bouleau breza betulla 樺 자작나무 berk bjørk brzoza bétula, vidoeiro береза björk ต้นไม้ชนิดหนึ่ง huş ağacı cây bulô 桦树