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Birch Tree Bre Bɜːtʃ Bɜːrtʃ Noun C U

Front birch
Back BrE /bɜːtʃ/

NAmE /bɜːrtʃ/
◙ noun
1. [C, U] (also 'birch tree [C]) a tree with smooth bark and thin branches, that grows in northern countries
• 桦树;白桦树
--› see also silver birch
2. (also birch∙wood / 5bE:tFwud; NAmE 5bE:rtF- / ) [U] the hard pale wood of the birch tree
• 桦木
3. the birch [sing.] the practice of hitting sb with a bunch of birch sticks, as a punishment
• 用桦木条抽打(作为惩罚)

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