beech
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and…A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
» The beech hedges have turned a copper colour.
Die Buchenhecken haben sich kupfern gefärbt.
Meaning
2 sensesA tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
Buche
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The wood of the beech tree.
wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
Examples
18 sentencesThe beech hedges have turned a copper colour.
deDie Buchenhecken haben sich kupfern gefärbt.
Fagaceae is a family of trees that includes beech, oak, and chestnut.
The school furniture is made of two types of wood - cherry and beech.
ruМебель для школы сделана из двух сортов дерева - из вишни и из бука.
The beech family is a family of trees that includes beech, oak, and chestnut.
The beech family supplies plenty of nuts, which feed many animals in the forest.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beechFrom Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of buky. Related to English book.
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Forms
plural: beechesSynonyms
2 synonyms- 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:beech tree
- wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles:beechwood