Meanings
birchwood1
plural birchwoods · alternative birch wood
- countableA wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).
1 more example
Well, thought I, I had better let the dogs find the way, which I did, but when I came past some rocks down there, I saw an old witch right in front of some small birchwood with a cloth on her head, a leather jacket, and black skirt; she was leaning on a crutch-handled stick and looked like a woman from the country.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 79
Birchwood2
- A civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6491).
- A housing estate of Lincoln borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9369).
- A location in western Southland, New Zealand.
- An unincorporated community near Chugiak, near Anchorage, Alaska, United States.
- Synonym of Birchwood Village, Minnesota.
Synonyms: Birchwood Village, Minnesota
- A village and town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe wood from a birch tree.
proper nounSynonym of Birchwood Village, Minnesota.
Origin
Translations
Czech březina
- březinawood populated with birches
Danish birkeskov
- birkeskovwood populated with birches
Dutch berkenbos
- berkenboswood populated with birches
Finnish koivumetsä, koivikko
- koivumetsäwood populated with birches
- koivikkowood populated with birches
German Birkenwald, Birkenhain
- Birkenwaldwood populated with birches
- Birkenhainwood populated with birches
Hungarian nyírfaerdő
- nyírfaerdőwood populated with birches
Icelandic bjarkarskógur
- bjarkarskógurwood populated with birches
Latvian bērzājs
- bērzājswood populated with birches
Lithuanian beržýnas
- beržýnaswood populated with birches
Romanian mestecăniște
- mestecăniștewood populated with birches
Russian березня́к
- березня́к (bereznják)wood populated with birches
Spanish abedular
- abedularwood populated with birches
Swedish björkskog
- björkskogwood populated with birches
Ukrainian березня́к
- березня́к (bereznják)wood populated with birches
Cite this entry
birchwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birchwood
“birchwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birchwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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