NOUN | plant | Betula nigra, black birch, river birch, red birch | birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark |
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Meaning | birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark. | |
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Synonyms | black birch, river birch, red birch | |
Member of | Betula, genus Betula | A genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches) |
Broader | birch, birch tree | Any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark |
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