paper birch
noun
a North American birch, Betula papyrifera, having a tough bark and yielding a valuable wood: the state tree of New Hampshire.
Origin of paper birch
1An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
- Also called canoe birch.
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How to use paper birch in a sentence
Near Gogebic Lake, also, the quaking aspen is the dominant form, though paper birches are common in the sapling forests.
Near Watersmeet, however, the aspen seems to be the dominant form, and few paper birches were seen.
Therefore, forest-grown paper birches have long, clean trunks, though they are not always straight.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. GibsonProbably a trifle further along there would be a point of high land and delightful little paper-birches.
The Forest | Stewart Edward White
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