birch vs Betula nigra

Betula nigra vs birch

birch and Betula nigra both are nouns.

birch is an adjective but Betula nigra is not an adjective.

birch is a verb but Betula nigra is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
birch	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Betula nigra	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Betula nigra is a hyponym of birch; that is, Betula nigra is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than birch:

birch: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
Betula nigra: birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark

Other hyponyms of birch include Betula alleghaniensis, Betula leutea, yellow birch, American white birch, Betula cordifolia, Betula papyrifera, canoe birch, paper birch, paperbark birch, American gray birch, American grey birch, Betula populifolia, gray birch, grey birch, Betula pendula, common birch, European white birch, silver birch, Betula pubescens, downy birch, white birch, black birch, red birch, river birch, Betula lenta, black birch, cherry birch, sweet birch, Betula neoalaskana, Yukon white birch, Betula fontinalis, mountain birch, swamp birch, water birch, Western birch, Western paper birch, American dwarf birch, Betula glandulosa, Newfoundland dwarf birch.

birch (noun)	Betula nigra (noun)
a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment	birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
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

birch (adjective)	Betula nigra (adjective)
consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

birch (verb)	Betula nigra (verb)
whip with a birch twig

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