noun
birk
burk
noun
1
A dialect word (chiefly Scots/Northern English) for a birch tree.
"A row of birks lined the old drover's road."
How to Use Birk
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA regional dialect word meaning birch tree.
When to use it
Regional/dialect (Scots and Northern English) — rare outside those areas.
Word Forms
birks plural, Birks plural
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Etymology
A Northern English and Scots form of "birch", from Old English/Old Norse roots for the birch tree.