D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Beech

/bēch/ · IPA /biːt͡ʃ/
01 n. A tree of the genus Fagus.
pl. Beeches
  1. 1.
    A tree of the genus Fagus.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Beech drops — a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches (Epiphegus Americana).
Beech marten — the stone marten of Europe (Mustela foina).
Beech mast — the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under the trees, in autumn.
Beech oil — oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech tree.
Cooper beech — a variety of the European beech with copper-colored, shining leaves.