noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree wordnet
3. 3
   A piece of this bark, formerly used for writing on. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

birch barkbirchbark canoebirchbark canoe

Etymology

From birch + bark.

Related phrases

betula papyriferapaper birch

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