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Any etymology other than "female virgin" in hebrew?

• TrickyFoxy 2y ago
  > A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch You can see that the Mastodon account is made in the style of the bark of this tree https://fosstodon.org/@betula https://fosstodon.org/@betula
  • SpaceGlow 2y ago
    Thank you!
  • kseistrup 2y ago
    Also, it's association with “mycorrhiza” reveals the proper context.
• mda 2y ago
  Betul (with umlaut) is a common Turkish name as well, from Arabic, of similar meaning. Also name of birch tree and related things, e.g. Fomitopsis betulina for birch fungus.