canoe birch

noun

1. paper birch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of canoe birch¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

The rock and red maples and the white canoe birch are the only trees in our Northern forests from which we make candy.

From Project Gutenberg

The most important of these is the canoe birch (Betula papyracea); its range may be estimated at 37 north to 43 south.

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Betula papyracea (canoe birch), prevailing everywhere and about Bangor.

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The paper or canoe birch is the most valuable American kind.

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The uses of the bark of the canoe birch are familiar to all.

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