Definition of birch

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  • birch is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • birch is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • birch is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of birch

  • a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment (noun)

    Examples

    1. my father never spared the birch

    Synonyms

    1. birch rod
  • consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. birchen
    2. birken
  • any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. birch tree
  • hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood (noun)
  • whip with a birch twig (verb)

See definition of birch in Merriam Webster