"paper birch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paper birches [plural]
Etymology: Its white bark peels off in layers, like paper. Head templates: {{en-noun}} paper birch (plural paper birches)
  1. A North American species of birch with white bark, Betula papyrifera. Categories (lifeform): Birch family plants Synonyms: American white birch, canoe birch, white birch Related terms: birchbark Translations (Betula papyrifera): бяла бреза (bjala breza) [feminine] (Bulgarian), paperikoivu (Finnish), wiigwaas (Ojibwe), abedul papirífero [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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