birch - Very Detailed Details ENG

birch

/bɜːtʃ/

1 countable, uncountable (also birch tree countable) a tree with smooth bark and thin branches that grows in northern countries

see also silver birch

2 (also birchwood) 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

Word Origin

Old English bierce, birce, of Germanic origin; related to German Birke.