downy birch

noun

A deciduous tree of species Betula pubescens.

Similar
moor birchwhite birchEuropean white birchhairy birchBetula pubescens

Meanings

noundowny birch (plural downy birches)

plural downy birches

  1. A deciduous tree of species Betula pubescens.

    Synonyms: moor birch, white birch, European white birch, hairy birch

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA deciduous tree of species Betula pubescens.

Similar
moor birchwhite birchEuropean white birchhairy birch

More synonyms by meaning

nounEuropean birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches

Similar
white birchBetula pubescens
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish hieskoivu
  • hieskoivuTranslations
Turkish tüylü huş
  • tüylü huşTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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