water birch vs birch

birch vs water birch

water birch and birch both are nouns.

water birch is not an adjective while birch is an adjective.

water birch is not a verb while birch is a verb.

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

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

water birch: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark
birch: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

Other hypernyms of water birch include birch tree.

water birch (noun)	birch (noun)
birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish 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

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

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

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