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
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beech::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beech tree |
| Type of | tree |
| Has types | american beech, fagus sylvatica atropunicea, fagus sylvatica pendula, fagus sylvatica purpurea, japanese beech, purple beech, red beech, weeping beech, white beech, common beech, copper beech, european beech, fagus americana, fagus grandifolia, fagus pendula, fagus purpurea, fagus sylvatica |
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The air is turning chilly, a red spring sun is sinking in the young beech trees.
From the usatoday.com
We shared a story and an experience at the start on Aberavon beech we were many.
From the guardian.co.uk
Beech woods dominate the heights whilst the valleys are used for arable farming.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Already the elms, beech, oak, maple and sweet gum trees there have begun to turn.
From the washingtonpost.com
Footpaths then drilled across the head of the valley through bucolic beech woods.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The main two types of forest have been dominated by podocarps and southern beech.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Chips of beech wood are used in the brewing of Budweiserbeer as a fining agent.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Michigan's plentiful aspen and birch or beech, ash, hickory and poplar are yellow.
From the freep.com
Beech will have a non-region county showdown at backyard rival White House Friday.
From the tennessean.com
- 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
- Wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
- Beech (Fagus) is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.
- (Beeches (Frankfort, Kentucky)) Beeches is a house in Frankfort, Kentucky that was built in 1800. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
- (The Beeches (St. Albans, West Virginia)) The Beeches, also known as the Huntington-Skinner House and Woman's Club of St. Albans, is a historic home located at St. Albans, West Virginia. It was built about 1874 for Henry Edwards Huntington in the Italianate style. ...
- A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches; The wood of the beech tree
- 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.
- (Europe/USA) A cream-white veneer with a delicately flecked figure. Width 8-10 inches.
- A very strong hardwood that is often used for stock cabinets.
