Meanings
plural paper birches
- A North American birch tree with white bark, of species Betula papyrifera.
Synonyms: American white birch, canoe birch, white birch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA North American birch tree with white bark, of species Betula papyrifera.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Its white bark peels off in layers, like paper.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian бяла бреза
- бяла бреза (bjala breza)Betula papyrifera
Dutch papierberk
- papierberkBetula papyrifera
Finnish paperikoivu
- paperikoivuBetula papyrifera
Latin betula alba
- betula albaBetula papyrifera
Spanish abedul papirífero
- abedul papiríferoBetula papyrifera
Cite this entry
paper birch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20birch
“paper birch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20birch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paper birch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20birch.
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