beech — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.

   Examples

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   A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.

2. The wood of the beech tree.

Noun

1. 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

   Synonyms

   beech tree

   Broader terms

   tree

2. wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles

   Synonyms

   beechwood

   Broader terms

   wood