canoe birch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of canoe birch
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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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
The Paper Birch is also called the white birch or canoe birch.
From Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good by Alan Douglas
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 John Burroughs
Miss Caroline G. Soule has seen the butterflies depositing their eggs upon the white and canoe birch, and it has been recorded as feeding in Labrador and Europe upon a species of birch.
From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Clarence M. Weed
The canoe birch attains a considerable size in this latitude, but from the great demand for its wood to make sledges, it has become rare.
From Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 by John Franklin
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