Sweet Birch (Noun)
Meaning
Common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The furniture in the old cabin was made from the hard dark wood of the sweet birch that grew abundantly in the surrounding forest.
- Sweet birch trees with their distinctive spicy brown bark stood out against the winter snow in the New England woods.
- The woodland trail wound its way through a stand of sweet birch and mountain ash that offered a striking display of autumn color.
- Cabinetry made from the strong and versatile sweet birch has long been prized by woodworkers and furniture makers alike.
- The scent of wintergreen wafted up from the sweet birch saplings that grew in the shaded areas of the forest floor.