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European beech

DEFINITIONS OF: European beech

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n large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America

Synonyms:
Fagus sylvatica, common beech
Type of:
beech, beech tree
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
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