birch

English

/bɝtʃ/, /bɜːtʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.
  • A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.
  • A birch-bark canoe.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English birche (birch) inherited from Old English birċe inherited from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (birch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰerHǵos

Gloss

birch

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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