Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A moderate-sized tree, Betula nigra, common southward in the eastern half of the United States, growing chiefly along streams. Its wood is used in the manufacture of furniture, wooden ware, etc. Also
red birch .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word river-birch.
Examples
-
On toward dusk some little gypsy boys whittled gigs from river-birch limbs and went to a backwater and gigged frogs until they had a basketful.
Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003
-
On toward dusk some little gypsy boys whittled gigs from river-birch limbs and went to a backwater and gigged frogs until they had a basketful.
Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 1997
hernesheir commented on the word river-birch
A tree common in floodplains and riversides in my area.
December 2, 2010