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Definition of birch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

birch

noun
 
/bɜːtʃ/
 
/bɜːrtʃ/
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  1. [countable, uncountable]
    (also birch tree [countable])
    a tree with smooth bark and thin branches that grows in northern countries see also silver birchTopics Plants and treesc2
  2. (also birchwood
     
    /ˈbɜːtʃwʊd/
     
    /ˈbɜːrtʃwʊd/
    )
     [uncountable] the hard pale wood of the birch tree
  3. the birch
     [singular] the practice of hitting somebody with a bunch of birch sticks, as a punishment
    4. Word OriginOld English bierce, birce, of Germanic origin; related to German Birke.
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