Birch-tree
21birch camphor — Betulin Bet u*lin, n. [L. betula birch tree.] (Chem.) a term originally applied to a substance obtained as a resin or tar by extraction from the outer bark of the common European white birch ({Betula alba}); now referring to the chemical compound …
22birch — 1. noun /bɜː(r)tʃ/ a) any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the northern hemisphere. b) a hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture. 2. verb /bɜː(r)tʃ/ a) to punish with a stick, bundle of… …
23birch beer — noun carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch trees • Hypernyms: ↑soft drink * * * noun : a sweetened effervescent beverage including oil of birch or oil of wintergreen among its flavoring ingredients and prepared by carbonating… …
24tree — see miistsís; willow tree otsipiiis; poplar tree a síítsiksimm; pine tree pahtóók; dogwood tree mi kapikssoyiis; cedar tree siiksinokowohtok; birch tree sííkokíínis …
25birch beer — a carbonated or fermented drink containing an extract from the bark of the birch tree. Cf. root beer. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * …
26birch — n. 1. Birch tree, betula. 2. Rod, lash, whip, rattan, ferule …
27birch bark — noun a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree • Syn: ↑birchbark canoe, ↑birchbark • Hypernyms: ↑canoe …
28Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in …
29Birch leafminer — Birch leafminers are sawflies, which are closely related to bees and wasps. They are among the most common insect pests affecting Birch trees ( Betula spp.) in North America. Areas inside the leaves are consumed by the larvae affecting the leaves …
30Birch — (b[ e]rch), n.; pl. {Birches} ( [e^]z). [OE. birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj[ o]rk, Sw. bj[ o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche, birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr. bh[=u]rja. [root]254.… …
