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birchwood

birchwood

3.4
Wood from a birch tree that people use to make furniture and buildings
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜrʧwʊd/
translation icon : madera de abedul
  • The children enjoyed playing on the birchwood deck of their backyard treehouse.

Examples

  • The carpenter chose high-quality birchwood to make the new dining table.

  • Get it printed on paper, canvas, birchwood, glass, mirror, or even aluminum!

    Blog text (32)

  • Aino perched obediently on a birchwood kitchen stool.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • With its smooth surface, birchwood is an excellent material for crafting furniture.

Synonyms

wood
vsbirchwood
613 1.0

The hard material from trees used for building and as fuel

refers specifically to material from one tree species used for furniture or building
lumber
vsbirchwood
  • US
84 1.8

Wood cut into boards for building and making furniture

is about material from one tree species rather than general prepared stock
timber
vsbirchwood
47 1.6

Wood cut and prepared for building, like beams or posts

applies to material from a specific tree species rather than only prepared building stock
birch
vsbirchwood
1 2.8

Made from the wood of a tree with thin, peeling bark

refers to material from that specific tree species used for furniture or building
cabinet wood
vsbirchwood
4.9

Wood used to make cabinets and fine furniture

is the same material but named for a particular tree and also used in construction

How Hard

teak
3 5.4
oak
44 1.0
birchwood
3.4
pine
39 2.6
balsa
3 5.6

Surface Forms

birchwood singular
birchwoods plural

Morphology

birchwood = birch + wood (transparent) = birch + wood

The meaning is directly the timber from a birch tree and is clearly compositional for learners.

Etymology

Birchwood is simply birch ('a tree with white bark') plus wood ('material from trees'), so it means the wood that comes from a birch tree. That's why people use birchwood for light, smooth furniture and building.