paper birch

n. A North American birch tree (Betula papyrifera) having paperlike white bark formerly used for making canoes. Also called canoe birch.

pa′per birch`

n. a North American birch, Betula papyrifera, having a tough bark and yielding a valuable wood. [1800–10, Amer.]

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paper birch - small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoesAmerican white birch, Betula cordifolia, Betula papyrifera, canoe birch, paperbark birchBetula, genus Betula - a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)birch tree, birch - any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

paper birch

paper birch:

see birchbirch,
common name for some members of the Betulaceae, a family of deciduous trees or shrubs bearing male and female flowers on separate plants, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. They are valued for their hardwood lumber and edible fruits and as ornamental trees.
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paper birch

paper birch

pa′per birch`

paper birch

paper birch:

paper birch

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noun small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e

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