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
When his antagonist rushed, Frosty waited until the last possible second before scrambling up the slender trunk of a black birch.
From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur
Differences between black birch and yellow birch: Black Birch.—Bark reddish-brown, not separable into thin layers; leaves bright green above, finely serrate; fruiting catkins cylindrical; bark of twigs decidedly aromatic.
From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Dame, Lorin Low
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