HyperDic: black_birch

English > 2 senses of the expression black birch:
NOUNplantblack birch, sweet birch, cherry birch, Betula lentacommon birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture
plantblack birch, river birch, red birch, Betula nigrabirch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
English > black birch: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningcommon birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture.
Synonymssweet birch, cherry birch, Betula lenta
Member ofBetula, genus BetulaA genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
Broaderbirch, birch treeAny betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
English > black birch: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningbirch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark.
Synonymsriver birch, red birch, Betula nigra
Member ofBetula, genus BetulaA genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
Broaderbirch, birch treeAny betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

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