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birch

— adjective consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree — verb whip with a birch twig — noun a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment my father never spared the birch — noun any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark — noun hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

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leaf Noun

— A big, flat part of a plant, often green. The leaves turn red and yellow in the fall. — The front and back of a page in a book. I study the leaves of the book carefully.

leaf Verb

— To look through quickly, browse. She leafed through the book. — To make leaves. The trees leafed in early spring.

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spiraea

— noun a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming — noun any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers

Spiraea

— noun a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae

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