HyperDic: genus_betula

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Betula:
NOUNplantgenus Betula, Betulaa genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
English > genus Betula: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches).
SynonymBetula
Member ofBetulaceae, family Betulaceae, birch familymonoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera ... / genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
MembersAmerican white birch, paper birch, paperbark birch, canoe birch, Betula cordifolia, Betula papyriferasmall American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
Newfoundland dwarf birch, American dwarf birch, Betula glandulosasmall shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland
Yukon white birch, Betula neoalaskanaAlaskan birch with white to pale brown bark
birch, birch treeAny betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
black birch, river birch, red birch, Betula nigrabirch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
downy birch, white birch, Betula pubescensEuropean birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches
grey 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
silver birch, common birch, European white birch, Betula pendulaEuropean birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches
swamp birch, water birch, mountain birch, Western paper birch, Western birch, Betula fontinalisbirch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark
sweet birch, cherry birch, black birch, Betula lentacommon birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture
yellow birch, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula leuteaTree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark
Broaderhamamelid dicot genusgenus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
Spanishbetula, genus betula
Catalanbetula, Betula, genus betula

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