Beech

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Fagus having smooth gray bark, alternate simple leaves, and three-sided nuts enclosed in prickly burs, including F. sylvatica of Europe and its many cultivated forms, and F. grandifolia of eastern North America.
  • noun. The wood of any of these trees, used for flooring, containers, plywood, and tool handles.
  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Obsolete spelling of beach.
  • noun. Any one of several trees of different genera having a real or fancied resemblance to the true beeches; especially, Cryptocarya glaucescens, of the laurel family. Also called she-beech and black beech.
  • noun. A tree of the genus Fagus, natural order CupuliferÅ“.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A tree of the genus Fagus.
  • noun. a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches (Epiphegus Americana).
  • noun. the stone marten of Europe (Mustela foina).
  • noun. the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under the trees, in autumn.
  • noun. oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech tree.
  • noun. a variety of the European beech with copper-colored, shining leaves.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
  • noun. The wood of the beech tree.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
  • noun. wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
  • Word Usage
    "The PLUS mills are made in beech wood and come in 3 versions; a white salt, a black peppermill and a multicoloured version that has both the salt and pepper option."
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    wood  
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    Beach  Peach  Teach  beach  beseech  
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    birch  chestnut  cypress  dogwood  elm  
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