mountain birch

/ˌmaʊnt(ə)n bərtʃ/
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Other forms: mountain birches

Definitions of mountain birch
  1. noun
    birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark
    synonyms: Betula fontinalis, Western birch, Western paper birch, swamp birch, water birch
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    type of:
    birch, birch tree
    any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
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