birch

Definition
(noun) hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood Definition
(noun) any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark Definition
(noun) a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment Definition
(verb) whip with a birch twig Definition
(adj) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree