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silver birch

silver birch noun: a European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.

silver birch: a European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches
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Noun

silver birch (plural silver birches)

  1. A European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.
    • The taproots of trees like the false acacia, growing between Park Royal and Alperton, thrust deeply into the ground, while the spreading roots of the silver birch stitch the soil.1950 July, “Traveller's Joy”, in Railway Magazine, page ii (advertisement)

Forms of silver birch

pluralsilver birches

Questions about silver birch

What does silver birch mean?
Silver birch means a European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.
What part of speech is silver birch?
Silver birch is a noun.
What is the plural of silver birch?
The plural of silver birch is silver birches.

Words near silver birch in the dictionary

  1. silver beer
  2. silver beet
  3. silver beets
  4. silver berries
  5. silver berry
  6. silver birch
  7. silver birches
  8. Silver Bow
  9. Silver Bow County
  10. silver box
  11. silver bream

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