beech
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beech¹
- /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/
- [ˈbɪi̯t͡ʃ]
Sounds like beach · Rhymes with -iːtʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of buky. Related to English book.
noun beeches
- A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches. A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.
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The wood of the beech tree.
Similar: beech tree, beechwood
Beech²
proper noun Beeches
- A village and civil parish west of Alton, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6938).
- An unincorporated community in Warren County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
- A surname.
noun Beeches
- An aircraft made by Beechcraft. The company had five Beeches for flying its top executives around.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: beech tree, beechwood, station, book, european beech, common beech, fagus sylvatica, fagus, hophornbeam, silver beech, southern beech, copper beech, fagus grandifolia, american beech, blue beech, hornbeam
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noun tree of genus Fagus
| Español | haya, pellín |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 너도밤나무 neodobamnamu |
| 日本語 | 橅 buna, 椈 buna, 桕 buna, 橿 buna |
| 中文 | 山毛櫸 /山毛榉 shānmáojǔ, 水青岡 /水青冈 shuǐqīnggāng |
| Kiswahili | mfune |
| Português | faia |
| Français | hêtre |
| Deutsch | Buche |
| Italiano | faggio |
| Ελληνικά | οξιά oxiá |
| Română | fag |
| Русский | бук buk |
| Tiếng Việt | cây gie gai |
| العربية | مُرَّان murrān, زَان zān |
| עברית | אשור |
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title = {beech},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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