black birch

(noun) common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture. Synonyms: sweet birch, cherry birch, black birch, Betula lenta.

(noun) birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark. Synonyms: black birch, river birch, red birch, Betula nigra.