White-birch definition

Any of several birch trees having white bark, as Betula pendula of Europe or the paper birch B. papyrifera of North America.
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A European birch (Betula pendula) with silvery-white bark, widely grown in the U.S.
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Noun

Singular:
white-birch
Plural:
white birches

White-birch Sentence Examples

  • The most common hardwood trees are sugar maple, yellow birch, white birch and beech; these are widely distributed throughout the state, but are for the most part too young to be cut for lumber.

  • European white birch shows a good yellow autumn color.

  • The bark of European white birch is beautiful and white, but does not peel in large plates as does the Northern paper birch.

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