Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - beech
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Beech
beech
noun (plural ~es or ~) Etymology: Middle English beche, from Old English bece; akin to Old English boc ~, Old High German buohha, Latin fagus, Greek phegos oak Date: before 12th century any of a genus (Fagus of the family Fagaceae, the ~ family) of hardwood trees with smooth gray bark and small edible nuts; also its wood • ~en adjective
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n. 1 any large forest tree of the genus Fagus, having smooth grey bark and glossy leaves. 2 (also beechwood) its wood. 3 Austral. any of various similar trees in Australia. Phrases and idioms beech-fern a fern, Thelypteris phagopteris, found in damp woods. beech-marten a white-breasted marten, Martes foina, of S. Europe and Asia. Derivatives beechy adj. Etymology: OE bece f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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бук (Fagus) – American beech – blue beech – Dutch beech – European beech – hard beech – oriental beech – rauli beech – red beech – silver beech ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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(beeches) A beech or a beech tree is a tree with a smooth grey trunk. ...the branch of a huge beech. N-VAR • Beech is the wood of this tree. The worktop is made of solid beech. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- O.E. bece, from P.Gmc. *bokjon, from PIE base *bhagos with a sense of "edible." Beech mast was an ancient food source for agricultural animals across a wide stretch of Europe. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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