"birchwood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: birchwoods [plural]
Etymology: birch + wood Etymology templates: {{compound|en|birch|wood}} birch + wood Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} birchwood (countable and uncountable, plural birchwoods)
  1. (countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.). Tags: countable Categories (place): Forests
    Sense id: en-birchwood-en-noun-qopZXEiX Disambiguation of Forests: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52
  2. (uncountable) The wood from a birch tree. Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Forests Synonyms: birch
    Sense id: en-birchwood-en-noun-C1N6AZ~J Disambiguation of Forests: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: birch wood

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for birchwood meaning in English (2.8kB)

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