peeling bark

collocation in English

meaningsofpeelandbark

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peel
noun[U]
uk
/piːl/us
/piːl/
the skin of fruit and vegetables, especially after it has ...
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bark
noun
uk
/bɑːk/us
/bɑːrk/
the hard outer covering of ...
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(Definition ofpeelandbarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is noted for itspeelingbark, which can sometimes be removed in sheets, but usually shreds and hangs from the trunk and under branches.
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The silver birch is a medium-sized deciduous tree that owes its common name to the whitepeelingbarkon the trunk.
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They have attractivepeelingbark, bell-shaped flowers carried singly or in corymbs and fruit with papery bracts.
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Creamy grey bark with a corky quality, the bark is not smooth, with roundpeelingbark, which causes bumps and pits.
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It has light gray or whitishpeelingbarkon its many thin branches.
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It is a tangled shrub with many slender stems covered in soft hairs andpeelingbark.
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The stems have cracking,peelingbarkand the newer twigs have a coat of downy hairs.
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They are secretive tree or rock dwellers, usually concealing themselves beneathpeelingbarkor in cracks and crevices.
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Young, vigorously growing trees are more prone to producingpeelingbarkthan mature individuals.
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It is much branched, the trunk has dark brown, shaggy bark and the branches are green or brown with shiny,peelingbark.
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Mature specimens have attractivepeelingbark.
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