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# birch

noun (a birch, birches); adjective (birch)

«birch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tall thin tree with smooth white or silver bark that peels in thin layers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/#m1)
2. The wood of this tree: birch furniture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/#m2)
3. (old use) A bundle of birch twigs once used to beat people as punishment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and nature lessons the silver birch is easy to spot by its white bark; it grows in cool places such as Britain, Ireland, Canada and the northern USA. In history it reminds pupils of harsh punishments. Phrases: silver birch, birch bark, birch wood, birch canoe.

### Examples

- The silver birch has white peeling bark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/#x1)
- Native Americans made canoes from birch bark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/#x2)
- We collected birch leaves for our nature table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/#x3)
- The woods were full of tall birches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/#x4)
- Birch wood is used for furniture and plywood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/#x5)
- In old schools children were punished with the birch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/#x6)
- Whenever the wind blew the Birch-tree creaked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/#x7)

### Note

Plural birches (add -es after ch). Do not confuse with "beech", another tree with smooth grey bark.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «birch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«birch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/birch.html) on Mova free.