white birch

American  

noun

1. the European birch, Betula pendula, yielding a hard wood.

2. paper birch.

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white birch British  

noun

1. any of several birch trees with white bark, such as the silver birch of Europe and the paper birch of North America See also birch

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Etymology

Origin of white birch

First recorded in 1780–90

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white birch

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

The sun was setting, casting a golden glow on the white birch forests rushing by.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2022

To seal the deal, Williams and Hundley came to the golf club — a lush expanse dotted with white birch and sycamores — for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a Powerpoint in a private room.

From The Verge ● Nov. 23, 2020

The problem is that the piece is like a standing dead white birch: Its beautiful waterproof bark hides a rotten core.

From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2018

She learned that they lived in wigwams, not teepees, and that they made canoes from the bark of a single white birch tree, removed in one piece so as not to kill it.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline