beech

CEFRB2

/bˈitʃ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A village and civil parish west of Alton, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6938).

Examples

  • The American beech is among the most shade-tolerant hardwoods of eastern North America.

  • The beech hedges have turned a copper colour.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbɪi̯t͡ʃ]
  • /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The wood of the beech tree.

  2. A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.

More examples

In context

  • The beech woods of Denmark are acknowledged by everyone to be very beautiful.

  • The company had five Beeches for flying its top executives around.

  • Replacing side windows on a Beech or Cessna or Piper airplane is an awful job

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of buky. Related to English book.