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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beech \Beech\, n.; pl {Beeches}. [OE. beche, AS b?ce; akin to D. beuk, OHG. buocha G. buche, Icel. beyki Dan. b["o]g, Sw bok, Russ. buk, L. fagus, Gr ? oak, ? to eat, Skr. bhaksh the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit. See {Book}, and cf 7th {Buck}, {Buckwheat}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Fagus}. Note: It grows to a large size, having a smooth bark and thick foliage, and bears an edible triangular nut, of which swine are fond. The {Fagus sylvatica} is the European species, and the {F. ferruginea} that of America. {Beech drops} (Bot.), a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches ({Epiphegus Americana}). {Beech marten} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
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