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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A deciduous eastern North American tree (Betula nigra) found along river banks and other wet areas, having grayish to reddish-brown bark that peels off in papery flakes.

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  • noun birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark

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