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ALL meanings of beech

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  • variable noun beech A beech or a beech tree is a tree with a smooth grey trunk. 3
  • variable noun beech Beech is the wood of this tree. 3
  • noun beech any N temperate tree of the genus Fagus, esp F. sylvatica of Europe, having smooth greyish bark: family Fagaceae 3
  • noun beech any tree of the related genus Nothofagus, of temperate Australasia and South America 3
  • noun beech the hard wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, etc 3
  • adjective beech designating a family (Fagaceae, order Fagales) of dicotyledonous trees, including the oaks and chestnuts 3
  • noun beech any of a genus (Fagus) of trees of the beech family, with smooth, gray bark, hard wood, dark-green leaves, and edible three-cornered nuts 3
  • noun beech the wood of the trees of this genus 3
  • noun beech deciduous tree 1
  • noun beech wood of beech tree 1
  • noun beech made of beech wood 1
  • noun beech any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts. 1
  • noun beech Also called beechwood. the wood of such a tree. 1
  • noun beech any member of the plant family Fagaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, usually toothed or lobed leaves, male flowers in catkins and female flowers either solitary or in clusters and bearing a nut enclosed in a cupule or bur, including the beeches, chestnuts, and oaks. 1
  • noun beech A large tree with smooth gray bark, glossy leaves, and hard, pale, fine-grained timber. Its fruit, the beechnut, is an important food for numerous wild birds and mammals. 1
  • noun beech A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches. 0
  • noun beech The wood of the beech tree. 0
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