black birch

/blæk bərtʃ/

Other forms: black birches

Definitions of black birch

1. noun

   common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture
   synonyms: Betula lenta, cherry birch, sweet birch

   type of:

   birch, birch tree

   any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
2. noun

   birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
   synonyms: Betula nigra, red birch, river birch

   type of:

   birch, birch tree

   any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark