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
Could anything be more delicious than the taste of black birch?
From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Kellogg, Clara Louise
These are, in the order named, black birch, hickory, sugar maple, yellow birch, and red beech.
From Woodcraft by Sears, George Washington
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