southern beech

/ˌsʌðərn bitʃ/

Definitions of southern beech

1. noun

   any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves
   synonyms: evergreen beech

   types:

   Nothofagus cuninghamii, myrtle beech

   large evergreen tree of Tasmania

   Coigue, Nothofagus dombeyi

   Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching

   New Zealand beech

   any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus; some yield useful timber

   Nothofagus obliqua, roble beech

   tall deciduous South American tree

   Nothofagus procera, rauli beech

   large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber

   Nothofagus solanderi, black beech

   New Zealand forest tree

   Nothofagus truncata, hard beech

   tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood

   Nothofagus menziesii, silver beech

   New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms