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downy birch

/ˈdaʊni bɜːrtʃ/

Traduction: Bouleau répandu en Europe du Nord et en Asie, reconnaissable à son écorce blanche et à ses jeunes pousses et feuilles duveteuses (pubescentes).

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/ˈdaʊni bɜːrtʃ/C1formalscientific
  • frBouleau répandu en Europe du Nord et en Asie, reconnaissable à son écorce blanche et à ses jeunes pousses et feuilles duveteuses (pubescentes).

A species of birch tree native to northern Europe and Asia, characterized by its white bark and downy (hairy) young shoots and leaves.

  1. A species of birch treeB2formal

    A deciduous tree (Betula pubescens) native to northern Europe and Asia, characterized by its downy young shoots and leaves.

    frBouleau pubescent

    • The downy birch is common in the forests of Scandinavia.
    • Downy birch trees have a distinctive white bark with horizontal lenticels.
    • The leaves of the downy birch are more rounded than those of the silver birch.