silver birch
a betulaceous tree, Betula pendula, of N temperate regions of the Old World, having silvery-white peeling bark: See also birch (def. 1)
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How to use silver birch in a sentence
That fine silver-birch in the jailyard—you saw it, I suppose, coming in—all peeled and naked from the ground as high as my reach.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyI turned to the girl, who was standing quietly beside a young silver birch-tree.
The Little Red Foot | Robert W. ChambersAll seated themselves; I struck flint, blew the tinder to a coal, and lighted a silver birch-shred.
The Little Red Foot | Robert W. ChambersThus she remained, holding to a silver birch, leaning out a little toward the chasm.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandOn the broader shelves the mountain maple, the silver birch, and the hobble-bush secure a precarious foothold.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons
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