Poplar vs. Birch

Poplarnoun

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.

Poplarnoun

(uncountable) Wood from the poplar tree.

Poplarnoun

Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses.

Poplarnoun

The timber of the tulip tree; - called also white poplar.

Poplarnoun

soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar

Poplarnoun

any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins

Birchnoun

Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.

Birchnoun

A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.

Birchnoun

A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.

Birchnoun

A birch-bark canoe.

Birchverb

to punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.

Birchverb

to punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.

Birchnoun

A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (Betula alba) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch (Betula papyracea); the yellow birch (Betula lutea); the black or cherry birch (Betula lenta).

Birchnoun

The wood or timber of the birch.

Birchnoun

A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.

Birchnoun

A birch-bark canoe.

Birchadjective

Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.

Birchverb

To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.

Birchnoun

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

Birchnoun

any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

Birchnoun

bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment

Birchverb

whip with a birch twig

Birchadjective

consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

Birch

A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae.