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birchbark

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A piece of this bark, formerly used for writing on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: birchbark canoe, birch bark

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: canoe

History

Etymology

From birch + bark.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: тос (tos) — bark of the birch tree
  • Bashkir: туҙ (tuź) — bark of the birch tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 樺樹皮 /桦树皮 — bark of the birch tree
  • Daur: ois — bark of the birch tree
  • Dutch: berkenbast — bark of the birch tree
  • Finnish: tuohi — bark of the birch tree
  • Galician: casca de bidueiro — bark of the birch tree
  • German: Birkenrinde — bark of the birch tree
  • Ingrian: toohi — bark of the birch tree
  • Ket: qɨʔy — bark of the birch tree
  • Mongolian: үйс (üjs) — bark of the birch tree
  • Nivkh: ӿиф (hif) — bark of the birch tree
  • Norwegian Bokmål: never — bark of the birch tree
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bjørkenever — bark of the birch tree
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bjerkenever — bark of the birch tree
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: never — bark of the birch tree
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bjørkenever — bark of the birch tree
  • Russian: береста́ (berestá) — bark of the birch tree
  • Russian: берёста (berjósta) — bark of the birch tree
  • Spanish: corteza de abedul — bark of the birch tree
  • Swedish: näver — bark of the birch tree
  • Northern Yukaghir: йаарава (jaarawa) — bark of the birch tree