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

  • noun An eastern North American tree (Betula lenta), having rough, dark brownish bark and twigs that smell of wintergreen.
  • noun The wood of this tree.

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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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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