birch tree vs river birch

river birch vs birch tree

birch tree and river birch both are nouns.

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

As nouns, river birch is a hyponym of birch tree; that is, river 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
river birch: 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, Betula nigra, black birch, red 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)	river birch (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

Difference between birch tree and river birch

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