birch

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Noun[change]

Singular
birch

Plural
birches

Birch trees.
  1. (countable) A birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.

Verb[change]

Plain form
birch

Third-person singular
birches

Past tense
birched

Past participle
birched

Present participle
birching

  1. If you birch a person, you punish them with a rod made of birch wood.