Betula Papyrifera (Noun)
Meaning
Small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Betula papyrifera is commonly used to make wooden utensils and crafts.
- The aboriginal people of North America long used betula papyrifera to construct lightweight, buoyant canoes.
- Indigenous tribes used the bark of betula papyrifera to manufacture traditional items such as sleds and wigs.
- Betula papyrifera and yellow birch are the two birch trees most commonly encountered in the southeastern regions of the Appalachian Mountains.
- The strong fibers and soft inner bark of betula papyrifera made it an ideal resource for the ancient people of this region to create durable ropes and fine textiles.