paper birch

noun

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

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Crape myrtles, sycamores, paper birches and a few other species just happen to do it in large sheets of paper-thin bark. Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024 Paras, his father, and his lawyer walked across the street from the prosecutor’s office into a small park of paper birch trees in front of the Anchorage Museum. Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of paper birch was in 1791

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“Paper birch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20birch. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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paper birch

noun
: a North American birch with white bark that peels off the tree easily

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