white birch

American  

noun

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

2. paper birch.

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white birch British  

noun

1. any of several birch trees with white bark, such as the silver birch of Europe and the paper birch of North America See also birch

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Etymology

Origin of white birch

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Paper birch is also known as white birch, or canoe birch, as American Indians used the bark for their canoes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2022

The sun was setting, casting a golden glow on the white birch forests rushing by.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022

To seal the deal, Williams and Hundley came to the golf club — a lush expanse dotted with white birch and sycamores — for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a Powerpoint in a private room.

From The Verge • Nov. 23, 2020

The problem is that the piece is like a standing dead white birch: Its beautiful waterproof bark hides a rotten core.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2018

She learned that they lived in wigwams, not teepees, and that they made canoes from the bark of a single white birch tree, removed in one piece so as not to kill it.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline