black birch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of black birch
An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
Example Sentences
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Notably, eastern forests today have more species such as red maple, black birch, tulip poplar and blackgum than they did in the early 20th century.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2021
Milton served smoked venison, drizzled with a sauce made of malted sassafras and black birch syrup, and smoked collard greens.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2016
On the barren slope above Blackjack Mine, Bracky Baldridge owned a garden patch, a shack with puncheon floors, a black birch tree.
From Time Magazine Archive
“This way,” said Burleson, briefly; but the fire-warden cut in ahead, cantering forward up the trail, nonchalantly breaking off a twig of aromatic black birch, as she rode, to place between her red lips.
From A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
Could anything be more delicious than the taste of black birch?
From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Kellogg, Clara Louise
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