fine-grained birch.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

They are composed entirely of a fine-grained red granite.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.] Reference

Wash six small, fine-grained carrots and boil until tender.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs] Reference

They were all a soft, fine-grained alluvium, without pebbles.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference

An 'they're too fine-grained to scratch other folks the wrong way.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peggy Stewart at School] Reference

The skin is fine-grained, not woolly but fine-haired, like a deer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.] Reference

Shale is a fine-grained, sedimentary rock formed from compacted clay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buzzword: Shale Gas] Reference

The wood is reddish, somewhat odorous, very light, soft and fine-grained.    From Wordnik.com.  [Among the Trees at Elmridge] Reference

= Wood is fine-grained when the annual rings are close together or narrow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seasoning of Wood] Reference

A cork tree does not produce fine-grained cork till it is fifty years old.    From Wordnik.com.  [The South of France—East Half] Reference

Heartwood reddish brown, sapwood ivory white, fine-grained, compact structure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seasoning of Wood] Reference

She buys a pad of watercolor paper, fine-grained cold-press paper, 19 by 24 inches.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diary]

The fruit should be heavy for its size and the skin should be fine-grained and even.    From Wordnik.com.  [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals] Reference

But the results were spectacular: detailed, fine-grained images with true, vivid colors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Philip Neches: Elegy for Kodachrome] Reference

But government, as a general rule, does a very poor job at fine-grained, detailed decisions.    From Wordnik.com.  [...And Can We Make It Better?] Reference

Red Snapper but made shift with halibut or any other firm fine-grained fish perfectly fresh.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference

For best cakes, and all that are required of a light color, fine-grained sugar should be used.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of Crisco] Reference

Often, if a fine-grained creamy candy is desired, a small amount of one of these acids is used.    From Wordnik.com.  [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals] Reference

I think that machine continues to work on a lot of fine-grained detail on our out-year requirements.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2001] Reference

In common usage, wood is coarse-grained if its annual rings are wide; fine-grained if they are narrow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seasoning of Wood] Reference

That indigo is best which is lightest, brightest, most copper-coloured, most fine-grained, and inodorous.    From Wordnik.com.  [Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists] Reference

They were written on thin, fine-grained leather called parchment, and were beautifully decorated in colors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide] Reference

Apparently it was of very fine-grained marble, about 15x18 inches in diameter and a few inches in thickness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert] Reference

A deep-colored, fine-grained wood, like walnut or cherry — maybe even rosewood — shone with the patina of age.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lightkeeper]

These kinds of fine-grained controls are starting to become more common in device management applications, he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [How can enterprise WLANs manage the bandwidth crush from mobile devices and multimedia apps?] Reference

It is also one of the best sorts for the table, being very delicate, fine-grained, mild, and remarkably well flavored.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference

It was of some straight fine-grained wood, silvery with exposure and handling, and banded and capped in shining copper.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Warslayer]

Different specimens vary greatly in these respects: some are tough and stringy, others very fine-grained and well flavored.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference

From its facility in hybridizing with the tribe of pumpkins, I consider it to be, properly speaking, a fine-grained pumpkin.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference

The wood of the sugar pine, which is white and fine-grained, is of greater value commercially than that of any of the other pines.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Western United States A Geographical Reader] Reference

The knife had a handle bound in fine-grained blond leather, and the aliens knew the story about where this "leather" had come from.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]

As much as we marred and defaced its fine-grained, bright surface, it was ever beaten down anew by the advancing and retreating waves.    From Wordnik.com.  [By Water to the Columbian Exposition] Reference

The rind had long since hardened and lost the better part of its flavor, and the walls were fine-grained creamy-yellow petrified cheese.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Source of Magic]