canoe birch

noun

paper birch, Betula papyrifera.

Similar
American white birchpaper birchpaperbark birchBetula cordifoliaBetula papyrifera

Meanings

nouncanoe birch (plural canoe birches)

plural canoe birches

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes

Similar
American white birchpaper birchpaperbark birchBetula cordifoliaBetula papyrifera

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

The Native Americans used the bark of this tree for building canoes.

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APA

canoe birch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canoe%20birch

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“canoe birch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canoe%20birch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canoe birch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canoe%20birch.

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