birch
noun
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
birches
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pluralof birch.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof birch (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
birchnounany tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Example Sentences
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In my Connecticut backyard, I’ve been reclaiming the turf under my maples and birches by planting native ferns, geraniums and woodland asters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Around 700,000 years ago, dense forests of pines, birches, and chestnut relatives gave way to more open habitats with larger patches of grassland.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 10, 2024
Hiking north, the trunks are almost as pale as birches, even though more texture is visible; in fact, they are members of the same family, Betulaceae.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
Overhead, woodpeckers tapped their rhythmic codes into the dead wood of paper birches.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
Every story read every poem remembered: I loved my friend and When I see birches bend to left and right and "Nay," answered the child: "but these are the wounds of Love."
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
