Tree Or Shrub Of The Birch Family Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 15, 2023

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	noun • wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc • north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
	44%	7		Shrub or small tree of the birch family
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	41%	11		Family that includes species like silver birch and black birch
	noun • monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)

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