birch

1. (countable, uncountable)Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.

2. (countable, uncountable)A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.

   Birke

   берёзаberjóza

   бере́заberéza

   hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

3. (countable, uncountable)A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.

   ро́згаrózga, прутprut, берёзаberjóza

   рі́зкаrízka, лози́наlozýna, лоза́lozá

   a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment

4. (countable, uncountable)A birch-bark canoe.

1. There was a birch tree in our garden, but it died.

   У нашому саду була береза, але вона померла. — deniko

   ruУ нас в саду росла берёза, но она погибла. — odexed

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2. It's a birch tree.

   Це береза. — lingvokrolik

   ruЭто берёза. — Selena777

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3. Birch trees have white bark.

   Берези мають білу кору. — deniko

   ruУ берёзы белая кора. — al_ex_an_der

   deBirken haben eine weiße Rinde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Birch trees grow well in acidic, well-drained soil.

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5. Birch trees grow well in soils that are acidic.

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