birch
1. [ noun ] (botany) any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
Synonyms: birch_tree
Related terms: tree yellow_birch gray_birch silver_birch downy_birch black_birch sweet_birch Yukon_white_birch swamp_birch Newfoundland_dwarf_birch American_white_birch Betula
2. [ noun ] hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
Related terms: wood
3. [ verb ] whip with a birch twig
Related terms: flog
4. [ adjective ] consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
Synonyms: birken birchen
Related terms: woody
5. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3012
6. [ noun ] bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment
Synonyms: birch_rod
Related terms: switch
Similar spelling:   bierce