yellow birch

yellow birch
noun Date: 1787 a large birch (Betula alleghaniensis syn. B. lutea) of chiefly eastern North America with thin lustrous gray or yellow bark forming plates with ragged edges in older trees; also its strong hard dark brown to reddish-brown wood

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  • yellow birch — noun tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark • Syn: ↑Betula alleghaniensis, ↑Betula leutea • Hypernyms: ↑birch, ↑birch tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Betula, ↑gen …   Useful english dictionary

  • yellow birch — yel′low birch′ n. 1) pln a North American birch, Betula alleghaniensis, having yellowish or bronze bark 2) the hard, light, reddish brown wood of this tree, used for furniture, buildings, boxes, etc • Etymology: 1765–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • yellow birch — noun A species of birch native to North America, scientific name Betula alleghaniensis …   Wiktionary

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  • Birch of Jamaica — Birch Birch (b[ e]rch), n.; pl. {Birches} ( [e^]z). [OE. birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj[ o]rk, Sw. bj[ o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche, birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr. bh[=u]rja …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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