birch tree vs Betula nigra

Betula nigra vs birch tree

birch tree and Betula nigra both are nouns.

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

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

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

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