Search results
- DictionaryBirch/bərCH/
noun
- 1. a slender, fast-growing tree that has thin bark (often peeling) and bears catkins. Birch trees grow chiefly in north temperate regions, some reaching the northern limit of tree growth.
- 2. a formal punishment in which a person is flogged with a bundle of birch twigs: historical "there were calls to bring back the birch"
verb
- 1. beat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment: historical "the school would attempt to birch them into submission"
The meaning of BIRCH is 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. How to use birch in a sentence.
Birch definition: any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.. See examples of BIRCH used in a sentence.
BIRCH definition: 1. a tree with smooth, often white bark (= outer covering) and thin branches 2. an official…. Learn more.
Birch, genus of about 40 species of short-lived ornamental and timber trees and shrubs of the family Betulaceae, distributed throughout cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are valuable in reforestation and erosion control, and many are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive foliage and bark.
birch. (bɜrtʃ) n. 1. any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood. 2. the wood itself. 3. a birch rod, or a bundle of birch twigs, used for whipping. adj. 4. Also, birch′en. of or made of birch.
noun. 1. any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood. Compare birch family.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms. noun. hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood. see more.
Definition of birch noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
birch - definition, audio pronunciation and more for birch: a tree that has thin, smooth branches: See more in Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary.
noun. birches. 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. American Heritage.
