"birche" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbirt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈbirk(ə)/ Forms: birches [plural]
Etymology: From Old English birċe, bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|birċe}} Old English birċe, {{m|ang|bierċe}} bierċe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*birkijā}} Proto-West Germanic *birkijā Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} birche, {{enm-noun|birches}} birche (plural birches)
  1. birch (tree of genus Betula). Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-birche-enm-noun-FGDK-3O2 Disambiguation of Trees: 62 38 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47
  2. mastic (the tree Pistacia lentiscus).
    Sense id: en-birche-enm-noun-FZHGfoEP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: byrche, birch, birk, byrke, birke, breche

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