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cherry birch

noun

sweet birch.

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Origin of cherry birch

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Words nearby cherry birch

Cherokees, cheroot, cherries jubilee, cherry, cherry angioma, cherry birch, cherry-bob, cherry bomb, cherry brandy, cherry coal, cherry laurel
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Example sentences from the Web for cherry birch

  • It is likewise used in cabinet-work, though it is not considered equal in quality to the cherry-birch.

    The Young Voyageurs|Mayne Reid

  • Next there is a species called the “cherry-birch,” so named from the resemblance of its bark to the common cherry-tree.

    Popular Adventure Tales|Mayne Reid