birchwood
Etymology
From birch + wood.
birchwood means A civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6491). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 93 out of 100.
name
- 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.
- A village and town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.
noun
- A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).“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.”
- The wood from a birch tree.