beech
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
Other meanings
The wood of the beech tree.
A kind of
- wood
Related words
- beechdrops
- beechen
- beechlike
- beechmast
- beechnut
- Beechtree
- beechy
- beech bark disease
- Beech Forest
- Beech Grove
- beech mast
- beech nut
Word history
From Old English "bēċe".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “beech” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.