HyperDic: gray_birch

English > 1 sense of the expression gray birch:
NOUNplantgray birch, grey birch, American grey birch, American gray birch, Betula populifoliamedium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood
English > gray birch: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningmedium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree.
Synonymsgrey birch, American grey birch, American gray birch, Betula populifolia
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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