Betula

Betula
noun
a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
• Syn: ↑genus Betula
• Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Betulaceae, ↑family Betulaceae, ↑birch family
• Member Meronyms:

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\\ˈbechələ\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin betula, betulla birch, from Gaulish betulla; akin to Middle Irish bethe, beithe box (tree), Welsh bedw birch, and to the (probably Celtic) source of Latin bitumen mineral pitch; from the use of the birch tree as a source of tar — more at cud
: a genus of north-temperate and arctic trees and shrubs (family Betulaceae) comprising the birches and having hard close-grained wood, alternate toothed leaves, monoecious flowers in catkins, the fruiting bracts 3-lobed or entire, thin, and deciduous, and the fruit a small samara

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Betula /betˈū-lə/
noun
The birch genus, giving name to the family Betulāˈceae, which includes hazel and hornbeam
ORIGIN: L betula

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  • Betula — genus of the birches, from L. betula birch, from Gaul. betu bitumen (Cf. M.Ir. beithe box tree, Welsh bedwen birch tree ). According to Pliny, so called because the Gauls extracted tar from birches. Birch tar is still sold as an analgesic and… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Betŭla — L., s. Birke …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Betula — Betŭla (lat.), die Birke …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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