silver birch vs birch

birch vs silver birch

silver birch and birch both are nouns.

silver birch is not an adjective while birch is an adjective.

silver birch is not a verb while birch is a verb.

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

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

silver birch: European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches
birch: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

Other hypernyms of silver birch include birch tree.

silver birch (noun)	birch (noun)
European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches	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

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

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

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