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white birch

noun

  1. the European birch, Betula pendula, yielding a hard wood.


white birch

noun

  1. any of several birch trees with white bark, such as the silver birch of Europe and the paper birch of North America See also birch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of white birch1

First recorded in 1780–90
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Example Sentences

Fireworks Gallery Rainier National Park Candle: Bring the soothing scents of white birch, moss and eucalyptus into your home.

If you have a decommissioned wood fireplace, consider filling it with beautiful white birch logs to add texture and visual interest.

Autumn highlights include ginkgos, European white birch and a towering Chinese elm.

Paper birch is also known as white birch, or canoe birch, as American Indians used the bark for their canoes.

The sun was setting, casting a golden glow on the white birch forests rushing by.

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