birch

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

birch [birch birches] BrE [bɜːtʃ] NAmE [bɜːrtʃ] noun
1. countable, uncountable (also ˈbirch tree countable)a tree with smooth ↑bark and thin branches, that grows in northern countries
see also ↑silver birch
2. (also birch·wood BrE [ˈbɜːtʃwʊd] ; NAmE [ˈbɜːrtʃwʊd] )uncountable the hard pale wood of the birch tree
3. the birchsingular the practice of hitting sb with a bunch of birch sticks, as a punishment
See also: ↑birch tree

Word Origin:
Old English bierce, birce, of Germanic origin; related to German Birke.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  birchen, birken, birch rod, birch tree