fagus sylvatica

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beech
The wood of the beech tree
{n} the name of a large tree, a timber-tree
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
{i} type of tree; wood from this tree
wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches
Short for Beechcraft, an aircraft manufacturer Usually used in reference to a Beech D-18, a k a Twin Beech At one time these were common skydiving planes, but they are becoming obsolete
A tree of the genus Fagus
A beech or a beech tree is a tree with a smooth grey trunk. the branch of a huge beech. Beech is the wood of this tree. The worktop is made of solid beech. a large tree with smooth grey bark (=outer covering) , or the wood from this tree. Any of several different types of trees, especially about 10 species of deciduous ornamental and timber trees constituting the genus Fagus (family Fagaceae), native to temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. About 40 species of superficially similar trees, known as false beech (genus Nothofagus), are native to cooler regions of the Southern Hemisphere. A beech of the family Fagaceae is tall, round-headed, and wide-spreading, with smooth, steel-gray bark and toothed, shiny green leaves. The American beech (F. grandifolia), native to eastern North America, and the European beech (F. sylvatica), found throughout England and Eurasia, are the most widely known species. Both are economically important timber trees, often planted as ornamentals. Beech wood is durable under water and is valued for indoor use, tool handles, and shipping containers. The nuts provide forage for game animals, are used in fattening poultry, and yield an edible oil. Beeches are slow-growing and may live 400 years or more
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