birch tree vs grey birch

grey birch vs birch tree

birch tree and grey birch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
birch tree	Yes	No	No	No
grey birch	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, grey birch is a hyponym of birch tree; that is, grey birch 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
grey 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

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, Betula pendula, common birch, 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 tree (noun)	grey birch (noun)
any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark	medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree

Difference between birch tree and grey birch

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