birch vs common birch

common birch vs birch

birch and common birch both are nouns.

birch is an adjective but common birch is not an adjective.

birch is a verb but common birch is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
birch	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
common birch	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, common birch is a hyponym of birch; that is, common birch 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
common birch: European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches

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, European white birch, silver birch, Betula pubescens, downy birch, white birch, Betula nigra, 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)	common birch (noun)
a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment	European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches
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)	common birch (adjective)
consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

birch (verb)	common birch (verb)
whip with a birch twig

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