paper birch

Definition of paper birch

: a North American birch (Betula papyrifera) with peeling white bark and toothed ovate leaves

Examples of paper birch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hugo won’t retrieve and was off in the distance, leaping over paper birch and ducking branches in pursuit of the next covey. — Anchorage Daily News, "Your hunting dog might be a pointer or a flusher — or it might be both," 16 Oct. 2019

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“Paper birch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20birch. Accessed 27 May. 2020.

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