beechen

Variant of beech

beech definition

beech (bēc̸h)

adjective

designating a family (Fagaceae, order Fagales) of dicotyledonous trees, including the oaks and chestnuts

Etymology: ME beche < OE boece, bece: see book

noun

  1. 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
  2. the wood of the trees of this genus

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