beech

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From Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-Germanic *bōkijōn (compare Dutch beuk, German Buche, Danish bøg), from Proto-Germanic *bōks 'beech; book'. More at book.

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beech (plural beeches)

  1. A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
  2. The wood of the beech tree.

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