gray birch

gray birch
noun Date: 1840 1. a small birch (Betula populifolia) of northeastern North America that has many lateral branches, grayish-white bark, triangular leaves, and soft weak wood and that occurs especially in old fields reverting to woodland 2. yellow birch

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  • gray birch — a small, bushy birch, Betula populifolia, of stony or sandy areas of the eastern U.S., having grayish white bark and triangular leaves. [1850 55, Amer.] * * * ▪ tree also spelled  Grey Birch,  also called  Oldfield Birch, Wire Birch, or Poplar… …   Universalium

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  • American gray birch — noun medium sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second growth forest tree • Syn: ↑grey birch, ↑gray birch, ↑American grey birch, ↑Betula populifolia • Hypernyms: ↑birch, ↑birch …   Useful english dictionary

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  • birch — /berrch/, n. 1. any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close grained wood. Cf. birch family. 2. the wood itself. 3. a birch rod, or a bundle of birch twigs, used esp. for whipping. adj. 4 …   Universalium

  • birch tree — noun any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark • Syn: ↑birch • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑yellow birch, ↑Betula alleghaniensis, ↑Betula leutea, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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