white birch

noun

European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches

• Syn: ↑downy birch, ↑Betula pubescens

• Hypernyms: ↑birch, ↑birch tree

• Member Holonyms: ↑Betula, ↑genus Betula

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noun

1. : either of two European birches with white or ash-colored bark:

a. : a birch (Betula pendula) with smooth twigs and markedly drooping branches

b. : a birch (B. pubescens) with pubescent twigs and somewhat drooping branches

2. : either of two No. American birches with predominantly white bark:

a. : paper birch

b. : american gray birch

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1. the European birch, Betula pendula, yielding a hard wood.

2. See paper birch.

[1780-90]

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white birch noun

Any of several birch trees with white bark, such as the N American paper birch or the European silver birch

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Main Entry: ↑white

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white birch,

1. a common European birch that has a whitish bark.

2. = paper birch. (Cf. ↑paper birch)

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n. a birch tree with white bark, esp. the paper birch or the European silver birch