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beech

noun
🔊/biːtʃ/
🔊/biːtʃ/
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  1. [uncountable, countable]
    (also beech tree [countable])
    a tall forest tree with smooth grey bark, shiny leaves and small nuts山毛榉
    • forests planted with beech山毛榉林
    • beech hedges山毛榉树篱
    • The great beeches towered up towards the sky.一棵棵山毛榉高耸入云。🔊🔊
    see also copper beechTopics Plants and treesc2
  2. (also beechwood
    🔊/ˈbiːtʃwʊd/
    🔊/ˈbiːtʃwʊd/
    )
     [uncountable] the wood of the beech tree 山毛榉木材
    3. Word OriginOld English bēce, of Germanic origin; related to Latin fagus ‘beech’, Greek phagos ‘edible oak’.