HyperDic: grey_birch

English > 1 sense of the expression grey birch:
NOUNplantgrey birch, gray 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 > grey 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.
Synonymsgray 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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