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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English beorc; akin to Old High German birka ~, Old English beorht bright, and probably to Latin fraxinus ash tree — more at bright Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Betula of the family Betulaceae, the ~ family) of monoecious deciduous usually short-lived trees or shrubs having simple petioled leaves and typically a layered membranous outer bark that peels readily 2. the hard pale close-grained wood of a ~ 3. a ~ rod or bundle of twigs for flogging • ~ or ~en adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1830 to beat with or as if with a ~ ; whip ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 any tree of the genus Betula, having thin peeling bark, bearing catkins, and found predominantly in northern temperate regions. 2 (in full birchwood) the hard fine-grained pale wood of these trees. 3 NZ any of various similar trees. 4 (in full birch-rod) a bundle of birch twigs used for flogging. --v.tr. beat with a birch (in sense 4). Phrases and idioms birch-bark 1 the bark of Betula papyrifera used to make canoes. 2 US such a canoe. Derivatives birchen adj. Etymology: OE bi(e)rce f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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берёза (Betula) – Alaska birch – alder birch – American birch – American white birch – black birch – bog birch – Canadian birch – canoe birch – cherry birch – common birch – curly birch – dwarf birch – European birch – ground birch – hard birch – low birch – paper birch – resin birch – river birch – water birch – white birch – yellow birch ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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- O.E. beorc, from P.Gmc. *berkjon, from PIE *bhergo, from base *bhereg- "to gleam, white." Meaning "bunch of birch twigs used for flogging" (1648) led to verb meaning "to flog." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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