birch

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for birch

birch 🔊 /bɚˈʧ/

birch : බර්ච් ඉපලකින් තළනවා

birch : ශීතාදික රටවල වැවෙන ගස් වර්ගයක්

birch : මූර්ජ ශාකය

birch definition

Noun.

  1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch (B. glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch (B. papyracea); the yellow birch (B. lutea); the black or cherry birch (B. lenta).
  2. The wood or timber of the birch.
  3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
  4. A birch-bark canoe.

Adjective. Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.

Transitive verb. To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.