river birch

/ˌraɪvər bərtʃ/

Other forms: river birches

Definitions of river birch

1. noun

   birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
   synonyms: Betula nigra, black birch, red birch

   type of:

   birch, birch tree

   any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark