paper birch

English

Etymology

Its white bark peels off in layers, like paper.

Noun

paper birch (plural paper birches)

A North American species of birch with white bark, Betula papyrifera.

Synonyms

American white birch, canoe birch, white birch

Translations

Betula papyrifera

Bulgarian: бяла бреза f (bjala breza)
Dutch: papierberk (nl) m
Finnish: paperikoivu (fi)
Ojibwe: wiigwaas
Spanish: abedul papirífero m

See also

birchbark

References

paper birch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Betula papyrifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Betula papyrifera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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