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Definition of beech noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beech

noun
 
/biːtʃ/
 
/biːtʃ/
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  1. [uncountable, countable]
    (also beech tree [countable])
    a tall forest tree with smooth grey bark, shiny leaves and small nuts
    • forests planted with beech
    • beech hedges
    • The great beeches towered up towards the sky.
    see also copper beechTopics Plants and treesc2
  2. (also beechwood
     
    /ˈbiːtʃwʊd/
     
    /ˈbiːtʃwʊd/
    )
     [uncountable] the wood of the beech tree
    3. Word OriginOld English bēce, of Germanic origin; related to Latin fagus ‘beech’, Greek phagos ‘edible oak’.
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