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1. Any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns, smooth grey bark, and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; found in north temperate regions
   - beech tree
    
2. Wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
   - beechwood

Sounds like: beach

Derived forms: beeches

Type of: tree, wood

Part of: Fagus, genus Fagus

Encyclopedia: Beech, Mark