yellow birch

yellow birch

n. A North American deciduous tree (Betula alleghaniensis) having aromatic twigs, yellowish bark that peels off in thin flakes, and hard, light-colored wood used for furniture and flooring.

yel′low birch′

n. 1. a North American birch, Betula alleghaniensis, having yellowish or bronze bark. 2. the hard, light, reddish brown wood of this tree, used for furniture, buildings, boxes, etc. [1765–75]

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yellow birch - tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey barkBetula alleghaniensis, Betula leuteaBetula, 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