Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silver birch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: sil-ver birch
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.

Example Sentences

"The taproots of trees like the false acacia, growing between Park Royal and Alperton, thrust deeply into the ground, while the spreading roots of the silver birch stitch the soil."

Inflected Forms

silver birches (plural)

Synonyms

common birch european white birch betula pendula

Questions

What does silver birch mean?: A European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.

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