- the birch
- chiefly historical a formal punishment in which a person is flogged with a bundle of birch twigs.→ birch
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The Birch — (Shangri La,Китай) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: No.3, Kaisong Team, Beijiao … Каталог отелей
The Birch — is a national undergraduate journal of Eastern European and Eurasian culture. The journal, which is run by undergraduates at Columbia University, is the first exclusively undergraduate journal of Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian studies in… … Wikipedia
Birch bark — or birchbark is generally understood to be the bark of the Paper Birch tree ( Betula papyrifera ), or sometimes of related species such as Gray (Wire) Birch ( Betula populifolia ).The strong and water resistant cardboard like bark can be easily… … Wikipedia
Birch — (b[ e]rch), n.; pl. {Birches} ( [e^]z). [OE. birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj[ o]rk, Sw. bj[ o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche, birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr. bh[=u]rja. [root]254.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Birch of Jamaica — Birch Birch (b[ e]rch), n.; pl. {Birches} ( [e^]z). [OE. birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj[ o]rk, Sw. bj[ o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche, birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr. bh[=u]rja … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Birch partridge — Birch Birch (b[ e]rch), n.; pl. {Birches} ( [e^]z). [OE. birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj[ o]rk, Sw. bj[ o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche, birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr. bh[=u]rja … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Birch wine — Birch Birch (b[ e]rch), n.; pl. {Birches} ( [e^]z). [OE. birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj[ o]rk, Sw. bj[ o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche, birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr. bh[=u]rja … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Birch (disambiguation) — Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula .Birch may also refer to: *the birch is a metonym for Birching, a form of corporal punishment with a birch rodurname* A. A. Birch, Jr. * Adam Birch * Arthur Birch an Australian chemist (1915 1995) … Wikipedia
Birch leafminer — Birch leafminers are sawflies, which are closely related to bees and wasps. They are among the most common insect pests affecting Birch trees ( Betula spp.) in North America. Areas inside the leaves are consumed by the larvae affecting the leaves … Wikipedia
Birch reduction — The Birch reduction is the organic reduction of aromatic rings with sodium and an alcohol in liquid ammonia to form 1,4 cyclohexadienes. The reaction was reported by the Australian chemist Arthur John Birch (1915–1995) in 1944. [cite journal |… … Wikipedia
