Meanings
nounbirchbark (countable and uncountable, plural birchbarks)
plural birchbarks
- countableuncountableThe bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera.
- countableuncountableA piece of this bark, formerly used for writing on.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 樺樹皮 /桦树皮
- 樺樹皮 /桦树皮bark of the birch tree
Dutch berkenbast
- berkenbastbark of the birch tree
Finnish tuohi
- tuohibark of the birch tree
German Birkenrinde
- Birkenrindebark of the birch tree
Norwegian Bokmål never, bjørkenever
- neverbark of the birch tree
- bjørkeneverbark of the birch tree
- bjerkeneverbark of the birch tree
Russian береста́, берёста
- береста́ (berestá)bark of the birch tree
- берёста (berjósta)bark of the birch tree
Spanish corteza de abedul
- corteza de abedulbark of the birch tree
Swedish näver
- näverbark of the birch tree
Cite this entry
APA
birchbark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birchbark
MLA
“birchbark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birchbark. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birchbark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birchbark.
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