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  1. Tree of the genus Betula, including about
  2. 40 species found in cool temperate
  3. parts of the northern hemisphere. The white
  4. or or silver birch Betula pendula is of great
  5. use to industry because its timber is
  6. quick-growing and durable. The bark is used
  7. for tanning and dyeing leather, and an oil is
  8. obtained from it.
  9.