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

• birch tree

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

• birch rod

3. (adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

• birchen
• birken

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

• american dwarf birch
• betula glandulosa
• newfoundland dwarf birch
• american gray birch
• american grey birch
• betula populifolia
• gray birch
• grey birch
• american white birch
• betula cordifolia
• betula papyrifera
• canoe birch
• paper birch
• paperbark birch
• betula alleghaniensis
• betula leutea
• yellow birch
• betula fontinalis
• mountain birch
• swamp birch
• water birch
• western birch
• western paper birch
• betula lenta
• black birch
• cherry birch
• sweet birch
• betula neoalaskana
• yukon white birch
• betula nigra
• black birch
• red birch
• river birch
• betula pendula
• common birch
• european white birch
• silver birch
• betula pubescens
• downy birch
• white birch

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

• betula
• genus betula

1. (noun) hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

• wood

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

• tree

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

• switch

4. (verb) whip with a birch twig

• flog
• lash
• lather
• slash
• strap
• trounce
• welt
• whip

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

• woody

1. (verb) whip with a birch twig

• birch rod