birch

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. 2
   A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.
3. 3
   A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.
4. 4
   A birch-bark canoe.

Verb

1. 1
   To punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
2. 2
   To punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A nickname of the surname Birchall.
3. 3
   A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9419).
4. 4
   A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8507).
5. 5
   A township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.
6. 6
   An extinct town in Eureka County, Nevada, United States.
7. 7
   A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States.
8. 8
   An unincorporated community in the town of Sanborn, Ashland County, Wisconsin.