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silver birch

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌsilver ˈbirch noun [countable, uncountable]  HBPa type of tree that has a smooth silvery-white trunk and branches 垂枝桦
Examples from the Corpus
silver birchConifers had suffered the most damage, while oak and silver birch were also badly affected.The under storey was planted with hornbeam, hazel, silver birch and holly.The trees along here include silver birch, yew and holly.The gravel track led downhill into a narrow belt of silver birch and rowan.I rubbed a patch clear and looked out hopefully; saw stone walls, the vague shapes of silver birch and larch.Two of the Daurog were young females, one with skin made of holly leaves, the other silver birch.
ˌsilver ˈbirch nounChineseSyllable
silvery-white Corpus a trunk that has smooth of a tree and type


silver birch
ˌsilver ˈbirch noun [uncountable and countable]
a type of tree that has a smooth silvery-white trunk and branches


silver birchBrE /ˌsɪlvə ˈbɜːtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsɪlvər ˈbɜːrtʃ/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a tree with smooth, very pale grey or white bark and thin branches, that grows in northern countries 欧洲桦;银桦