canoe birch

[so called because used by Indians in making bark canoes]

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a species of birch, Betula papyrifera, found in many parts of Canada.

See: white birch(def. 1)

Quotations

1820

The canoe birch attains a considerable size in this latitude, but from the great demand for its wood to make sledges, it has become rare.

1966

After the Indians taught white men its many uses, pioneers called it the Canoe or Paper birch.