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Noun: purple beech
  1. Variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-coloured leaves
    - copper beech, Fagus sylvatica atropunicea, Fagus purpurea, Fagus sylvatica purpurea

Derived forms: purple beeches

Type of: beech, beech tree

Part of: Fagus, genus Fagus

Encyclopedia: Purple beech