paper birch vs birch

birch vs paper birch

paper birch and birch both are nouns.

paper birch is not an adjective while birch is an adjective.

paper birch is not a verb while birch is a verb.

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

As nouns, birch is a hypernym of paper birch; that is, birch is a word with a broader meaning than paper birch:

paper birch: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
birch: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

Other hypernyms of paper birch include birch tree.

paper birch (noun)	birch (noun)
small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes	a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
	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

paper birch (adjective)	birch (adjective)
	consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

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

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