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beech
adjective
designating a family (Fagaceae, order Fagales) of dicotyledonous trees, including the oaks and chestnuts
noun
- any of a genus (Fagus) of trees of the beech family, with smooth, gray bark, hard wood, dark-green leaves, and edible three-cornered nuts
- the wood of the trees of this genus
Related Forms:
- beechen adjective
See beech in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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