Birch-tree
41birch — [OE] Old English bi(e)rce came from a prehistoric Germanic *berkjōn, source also of German birke. The word goes back ultimately to an Indo European *bhergo, but as is often the case with ancient tree names, it does not denote the same type of… …
42birch — birch1 [bə:tʃ US bə:rtʃ] n [: Old English; Origin: birce, beorc] 1.) [U and C] a tree with smooth ↑bark (=outer covering) and thin branches, or the wood from this tree 2.) the birch BrE the practice of hitting people with birch sticks as an… …
43birch — UK [bɜː(r)tʃ] / US [bɜrtʃ] noun Word forms birch : singular birch plural birches 1) a) [countable] a tall tree with thin branches and an outer layer that comes off in thin strips like paper b) [uncountable] the wood from this tree 2) the birch… …
44birch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English beorc; akin to Old High German birka birch, Old English beorht bright, and probably to Latin fraxinus ash tree more at bright Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Betula of the family… …
45birch n — One day in the forest, the little tree got to wondering what kind of tree he was. A woodpecker happened along the little guy as he was pondering this. He asked the bird. That big tree over there looks old and wise. I bet it knows who my parents… …
46birch — /bɜtʃ / (say berch) noun 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. any of various unrelated trees with similar timbers, such as the Norfolk… …
47birch — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a tree with smooth bark (=outer covering) and thin branches, or the wood from this tree 2 the birch the practice of hitting people with a stick as a punishment see also: silver birch 2 verb (T) to hit someone with a stick as a… …
48birch — [[t]bɜrtʃ[/t]] n. 1) pln any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close grained wood 2) pln the wood itself 3) a birch rod, or a bundle of birch twigs, used for whipping 4) fur Also,… …
49Tree line — The tree line or timberline is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing. Beyond the tree line, they are unable to grow because of inappropriate environmental conditions (usually cold temperatures, insufficient air pressure,… …
50birch — noun 1》 a slender hardy tree with thin, peeling, silver grey or white bark, which yields a hard pale wood. [Betula pendula (silver birch) and related species.] 2》 (the birch) chiefly historical a formal punishment in which a person is flogged… …
