gray birch

noun

a small, bushy birch, Betula populifolia, of stony or sandy areas of the eastern U.S., having grayish-white bark and triangular leaves.

Origin of gray birch

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby gray birch

gravy boat, gravy train, gravy train, ride the, gray, gray area, gray birch, gray body, gray card, gray cataract, gray catbird, gray code

Example sentences from the Web for gray birch

  • Here about Mullein Hill, this is sure to be a gray-birch home.

    Winter |Dallas Lore Sharp

  • Besides the box elder and crab-apple seeds, the birds have eaten wild-cherry pits, poison-ivy berries, and gray-birch seeds.

    Bird-Lore March-April 1916 |Various