English noun: black birch | |||
| 1. | black birch (plant) common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture | ||
| Synonyms | Betula lenta, cherry birch, sweet birch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | birch, birch tree | ||
| Member meronym | Betula, genus Betula | ||
| 2. | black birch (plant) birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark | ||
| Synonyms | Betula nigra, red birch, river birch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | birch, birch tree | ||
| Member meronym | Betula, genus Betula | ||