paper birch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of paper birch
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Years later, Suzanne Simard, then an ecologist with the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, demonstrated two-way carbon transfer in a forest between young Douglas fir and paper birch trees.
From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2022
A garden on the Rue Vivienne side has been planted with species reminiscent of the book: paper mulberry, paper birch, Chinese palm.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022
What can gardeners do if their yards include the moth’s preferred foods — not just oak trees, but apples, willows, paper birch and all those Hamamelis cousins, among others?
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022
In Saskatchewan and Manitoba, just after the snow melts but before flowers start to bud, Pat Bruderer, 67, searches for paper birch trees.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2021
The bark of the paper birch, however, is a clear white and peels off in thin papery layers instead of being close.
From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua
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