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Meaning of 'birch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Birch [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.
2 . Birch [ n.]
- 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).
- The wood or timber of the birch.
- A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
- A birch-bark canoe.
3 . Birch [ v. t.]
- To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.

Meaning of 'birch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . birch [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
Example in sentence:
  • my father never spared the birch

Nearby Words:

biradiate biradiated biramous birched birchen birches birching bird bird cage bird cherry

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