canoe birch

American  

noun

1. paper birch.

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Etymology

Origin of canoe birch

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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

In Maine, the paper or canoe birch is turned to more account than any other tree.

From Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers by Burroughs, John

The canoe birch or paper birch is the noblest member of the family.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

Next to the aspen and poplars comes the canoe birch, and further north the yellow birch, and such other trees as have provision for scattering their seeds.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

True, it has not the length of life, the girth and strength of limb, of the silver-barked canoe birch, but the white birch will grow in a climate that fevers its northern cousin.

From The Garden, You, and I by Wright, Mabel Osgood