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birch
English
Etymology
From Middle English birche, birk, from Old English bir?e, bier?e, from Proto-West Germanic *birkij?, from Proto-Germanic *birkij?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?erH?os.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: bû(r)ch, IPA(key): /b?t?/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bû(r)ch, IPA(key): /b??t?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t?
Noun
birch (countable and uncountable, plural birches)
- 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.
Synonyms
- (stick, rod or bundle of twigs): makepeace, switch
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
birch (third-person singular simple present birches, present participle birching, simple past and past participle birched)
- to punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
- to punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
Derived terms
- bircher
Translations
Middle English
Noun
birch
- Alternative form of birche
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beech
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Middle English beche, from Old English b??e, from Proto-West Germanic *b?kij? (“beech”). Doublet of buky.
Pronunciation
- enPR: b?ch, IPA(key): /bi?t??/
- Rhymes: -i?t?
- Homophone: beach
Noun
beech (plural beeches)
- A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
- The wood of the beech tree.
Synonyms
- beech tree
Derived terms
Translations
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