BIRCH

Definition of BIRCH

  1. (verb)whip with a birch twig
  2. (noun)hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
  3. (noun)any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
  4. (noun)a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
  5. (adj)consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree