river birch

noun

black birch (Betula nigra)

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Meanings

nounriver birch (plural river birches)

plural river birches

  1. red birch (Betula occidentalis)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbirch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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