beech — [bēch] adj. [ME beche < OE boece, bece: see BOOK] designating a family (Fagaceae, order Fagales) of dicotyledonous trees, including the oaks and chestnuts n. 1. any of a genus (Fagus) of trees of the beech family, with smooth, gray bark, hard… … English World dictionary
beech — noun (plural beeches or beech) Etymology: Middle English beche, from Old English bēce; akin to Old English bōc beech, Old High German buohha, Latin fagus, Greek phēgos oak Date: before 12th century any of a genus (Fagus of the family Fagaceae,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Fagaceae — noun chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus • Syn: ↑Fagaceae, ↑beech family • Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot family • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Beech Marten — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Beech (disambiguation) — Beech may refer to:Plants* American Beech, a tree native to North America * Beech, the Northern Hemisphere genus of Fagus * Nothofagus , the genus of Southern BeechesPlaces;United Kingdom * Beech, Hampshire, a village in England * Beechwood,… … Wikipedia
beech — beechen, adj. beechy, adj. /beech/, n. 1. any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts. 2. Also called beechwood. the wood of such a tree. 3. any member of the plant… … Universalium
Beech Grove, Indiana — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Beech Grove, Indiana nickname Ole Buckeye = settlement type = City imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location in the state of Indiana… … Wikipedia
Beech — For the babyfood, see Beech Nut .Taxobox name = Beech image width = 260px image caption = European Beech leaves and cupules regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus = Fagus genus… … Wikipedia
Beech Hill — Infobox UK place official name = Beech Hill lieutenancy england=Berkshire country=England latitude=51.37433 longitude= 0.99922 region=South East England os grid reference=SU696644 population= 284 (2001 Census) unitary england= West Berkshire post … Wikipedia
beech fern — noun any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Hyponyms: ↑broad beech fern, ↑southern beech fern, ↑Phegopteris hexagonoptera, ↑Dryopteris hexagonoptera, ↑Thelyp … Useful english dictionary
