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beech

/ˈbiːt͡ʃ/noun1 syllable

Beech means: any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions.

Synonyms for beech2

noun, as in any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

beech tree

noun, as in wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles

beechwood

What does beech mean?2

noun

1

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

2

wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with beech?11

two syllables

impeach
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Beech in a sentence

  • The trees they selected were maple, elm, beech, and poplar.tatoebater
  • The beech family is a family of trees that includes beech, oak, and chestnut.rul
  • Fagaceae is a family of trees that includes beech, oak, and chestnut.rul
  • The beech family supplies plenty of nuts, which feed many animals in the forest.rul
  • The school furniture is made of two types of wood - cherry and beech.AlanF_US
  • The beech hedges have turned a copper colour.sundown
  • The beech woods of Denmark are acknowledged by everyone to be very beautiful.Hybrid
  • This beech tree is roughly a hundred years old, and its crown measures about twelve metres in diameter.sundown

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Forms of beech

as a noun

plural
beeches