white birch vs birch

birch vs white birch

white birch and birch both are nouns.

white birch is not an adjective while birch is an adjective.

white birch is not a verb while birch is a verb.

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

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

white birch: European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches
birch: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

Other hypernyms of white birch include birch tree.

white birch (noun)	birch (noun)
European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy 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

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

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

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