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Definition of birch
1 : any of a genus (Betula of the family Betulaceae, the birch family) of monoecious deciduous trees or shrubs having simple petioled leaves and typically a layered membranous outer bark that peels readily
2 : the hard pale close-grained wood of a birch
3 : a birch rod or bundle of twigs for flogging
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Examples of birch in a Sentence
a cabinet made of birch
In those days, schoolchildren got the birch when they misbehaved.
Recent Examples of birch from the Web
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Visits to a birch syrup maker, an oyster farm and the famous cooking school at Tutka Bay Lodge are interspersed with wilderness adventures including dog sledding on a glacier and wildlife watching.
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The shore of Skilak Lake in that area is rugged, with a dense forest of spruce, birch and tangled alder brush.
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THE AREA OF south-central Vermont around Stratton Mountain is a rural landscape of white-clapboard farm houses and rolling hills forested with tall pines and silvery birches.
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My birch tree has developed a yellowish color to the leaves.
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The pot itself is decorated with birch trees, a favorite theme of Hurley’s.
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The 2,600-acre wilderness preserve includes pine, maple and birch, along with wetlands adorned with tall grasses and shockingly purple wild lupines.
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Sawara cypress, yellow poplar, canoe birch, magnolia, honey locust, Chinese lacquer tree and so many more.
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Yesterday’s sparkling water is today’s coconut water is tomorrow’s … birch tree sap?
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Origin and Etymology of birch
Middle English, from Old English beorc; akin to Old High German birka birch, Old English beorht bright, and probably to Latin fraxinus ash tree — more at bright
Examples of birch in a Sentence
students at the private school were once routinely birched for violating the rules
always a stern disciplinarian, our father birched anyone who talked back
First Known Use of birch
1808
BIRCH Defined for English Language Learners
birch
playDefinition of birch for English Language Learners
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: a type of tree that has outer bark which can be pulled off easily
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: the hard, pale wood of the birch
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the birch : the punishment of being hit with a birch stick
BIRCH Defined for Kids
birch
playDefinition of birch for Students
: a tree with hard wood and a smooth bark that can be peeled off in thin layers
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