river birch vs birch

birch vs river birch

river birch and birch both are nouns.

river birch is not an adjective while birch is an adjective.

river birch is not a verb while birch is a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of river birch include birch tree.

river birch (noun)	birch (noun)
birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark	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

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

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

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