red birch

noun

1. river birch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of red birch¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

He was a year or so older than Charles and growing like red birch, and to hear the mistress carry on, about as useless.

From Literature

The area is nearly devoid of trees and is just bush, except for the occasional tall red birch that cannot be used for charcoal as the wood is too soft.

From BBC

The red birches are great lovers of water, particularly delighting to hang their boughs over running streams.

From Project Gutenberg

Above he saw a second white circle upon a half-withered red birch; still higher, a third upon a bald cypress.

From Project Gutenberg

In Tennessee the slack coopers have found that red birch makes excellent barrel heads and it is sometimes employed in preference to other woods.

From Project Gutenberg