American gray birch vs birch

birch vs American gray birch

American gray birch and birch both are nouns.

American gray birch is not an adjective while birch is an adjective.

American gray birch is not a verb while birch is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American gray birch	Yes	No	No	No
birch	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, birch is a hypernym of American gray birch; that is, birch is a word with a broader meaning than American gray birch:

American gray birch: medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree
birch: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

Other hypernyms of American gray birch include birch tree.

American gray birch (noun)	birch (noun)
medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree	a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
	any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
	hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

American gray birch (adjective)	birch (adjective)
	consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

American gray birch (verb)	birch (verb)
	whip with a birch twig

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