Meaning of beech in English

1. Pronunciation

   /bitʃ/

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1. Noun

   beech

   Etymology

   Old English bēce, of Germanic origin; related to Latin fagus‘beech’, Greek phagos‘edible oak’

   Definitions

   1. any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs

   Examples

   • « north temperate regions »
2. 2. wood of any of various beech trees

   Examples

   • « used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles »