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beech Definition


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beech
noun beeches
    1. A deciduous tree or shrub with smooth grey bark, pale-green glossy leaves, and triangular edible fruits known collectively as beech mast.
      Form: beech tree (also)
    2. The hard straight-grained wood of this tree, widely used for furniture making.
      Form: beechwood (also)
    3. A similar tree of a related genus, belonging to the southern hemisphere.
Derivative: beechy
adj
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon bece.



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