cherry birch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cherry birch
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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There is a tall cherry birch on the northern end of the island.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Abel got up, went to the cherry birch, and climbed up to his roost.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
He ambled back to his starting point near the cherry birch, his toes turned awkwardly in.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
For this reason it is called the black, or cherry, birch, and also because the tree is very much like the black cherry.
From Among the Trees at Elmridge by Church, Ella Rodman
The cherry birch has dark, irregularly checked bark like the wild cherry, but the oval, pointed leaf, the catkin flowers, and the cone fruits of its family.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
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