paper birch

English

paper birch tree trunks (Betula papyrifera)

Etymology

Its white bark peels off in layers, like paper.

Noun

paper birch (plural paper birches)

1. A North American birch tree with white bark, of species Betula papyrifera.

Synonyms

• American white birch, canoe birch, white birch

Translations

Betula papyrifera

• Bulgarian: бяла бреза f (bjala breza)
• Dutch: papierberk (nl) m
• Finnish: paperikoivu (fi)
• Latin: betula alba f
• Ojibwe: wiigwaas
• Spanish: abedul papirífero m

See also

• birchbark

References

• paper birch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Betula papyrifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Betula papyrifera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons