birche

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English birċe, bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbirt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈbirk(ə)/

Noun

birche (plural birches)

  1. birch (tree of genus Betula).
  2. mastic (the tree Pistacia lentiscus).

Descendants

  • English: birch
  • Northumbrian: birk
  • Scots: birk

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