canoe birch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of canoe birch
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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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
Betula papyracea, popularly known as the paper or canoe birch.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)
It was a dead part, more than a foot in diameter, of a large canoe birch, which branched at the ground.
From Canoeing in the wilderness by Thoreau, Henry David
The canoe birch is a tree which was treasured by the early Indians because it yielded bark for making canoes.
From The School Book of Forestry by Pack, Charles Lathrop
The uses name post oak, canoe birch, and lodge-pole pine.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
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