European beech

Other forms: European beeches

Definitions of European beech
  1. noun
    large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America
    synonyms: Fagus sylvatica, common beech
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    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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