Phrase guide
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noun
A tree of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: birch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
Narrower terms: yellow birch, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula leutea, American white birch, paper birch, paperbark birch, canoe birch, Betula cordifolia, Betula papyrifera, grey birch, gray birch, American grey birch, American gray birch, Betula populifolia, silver birch, common birch, European white birch, Betula pendula, downy birch, white birch, Betula pubescens, black birch, river birch, red birch, Betula nigra, sweet birch, cherry birch, Betula lenta, Yukon white birch, Betula neoalaskana, swamp birch, water birch, mountain birch, Western paper birch, Western birch, Betula fontinalis, Newfoundland dwarf birch, American dwarf birch, Betula glandulosa
History
From birch + tree.
