red birch

red birch
noun
birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
• Hypernyms: ↑birch, ↑birch tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Betula, ↑genus Betula

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noun
2. : the heartwood lumber of the yellow birch (Betula lutea) and of the sweet birch (Betula lenta)
3.
a. : a valuable New Zealand timber tree (Nothofagus fusca) — called also clinker beech, red beech
b. : the hard wood of this tree

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red birch,
= river birch. (Cf. ↑river birch)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Red birch — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • red birch — juodasis beržas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Beržinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Betula nigra), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Betula nigra angl. black birch; red birch; river birch vok. Fluss Birke; Rot… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • red-birch — rudasis notofagas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notofaginių šeimos medieninis augalas (Nothofagus fusca), paplitęs Naujojoje Zelandijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Nothofagus fusca angl. clinker beech; red beech; red birch šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • red birch. — See river birch. [1775 85, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • red birch. — See river birch. [1775 85, Amer.] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Red — Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd, Armor …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red admiral — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red ant — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red antimony — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red ash — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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