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  • noun A tree of the species Betula lenta, with a dark bark resembling a cherry tree's and an aromatic bark and sap used for birch beer.

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  • noun common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture
  • noun birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark

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