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white birch

–noun
1. the European birch, Betula pendula, yielding a hard wood.
2. paper birch.

Origin:
1780–90
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white birch  
n.  Any of several birch trees having white bark, as Betula pendula of Europe or the paper birch B. papyrifera of North America.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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