birk
- noun
- UK
:
abeto
Examples
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Birk JP, Kurtz MJ. 1999. Effect of experience on retention and elimination of misconceptions about molecular structure and bonding. Journal of Chemical Education 76: 124-128.
Academic text (2012) -
The forest was filled with tall birk trees swaying gently in the breeze.
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In spring, the birk trees shed their white bark, revealing bright green foliage.
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As we walked through the hiking trail, the scent of fresh birk wood surrounded us.
Synonyms
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2.1
A tree with thin white bark that peels and slender branches
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5.8
A North American tree with peeling reddish-brown bark that grows near rivers and in swamps
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6.5
A tree with reddish-brown bark that grows near rivers and swamps in the eastern United States
A North American tree with white, peeling bark used to make baskets and canoes
A small North American tree with white bark that peels and is used for canoes and baskets
A small North American tree with white bark that peels, used for baskets and toy canoes
A tree with silvery white peeling bark and drooping branches
A tree with silvery white bark that peels in thin papery layers and drooping branches
A tree with silvery white peeling bark and drooping branches
A birch tree with dark reddish bark and a strong smell that grows in eastern North America
A tree from eastern North America with spicy brown bark and strong dark wood used for furniture
A birch tree with brownish bark that grows in western United States mountains
A tree with brownish bark that grows in western parts of the United States
A birch tree from the western United States with brown bark and thin branches
A birch tree that grows by streams in the western United States and has brown bark
A birch tree from the western United States with brownish bark that grows in wetlands
A small birch that grows as a low shrub in cold parts of North America and Greenland
A small shrub with low, spreading branches that grows in cold northern regions
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word birk is a local dialect name for the tree we call birch. It comes from old Germanic words for the same tree and is likely linked to a root meaning 'bright', which fits the birch's pale, shining bark, so birk simply means the birch tree.