Meaning & Definition of Birch in English
English⟶
Birch
/bərʧ/
noun
1. Hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees
- Used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
synonym:
- birch
2. Any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus betula having a thin peeling bark
synonym:
- birch,
- birch tree
3. 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"
synonym:
- birch,
- birch rod
verb
1. Whip with a birch twig
synonym:
- birch
adjective
1. Consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
synonym:
- birch,
- birchen,
- birken
Examples of using
The birch leaves have already turned yellow.