Look up: Beech

1. Beech
   Short for Beechcraft, an aircraft manufacturer. Usually used in reference to a Beech D-18, a.k.a. Twin Beech. At one time these were common skydiving planes, but they are becoming obsolete
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2. beech
   [n] - wood of any of various beech trees 2. [n] - any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs
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3. Beech
   A very hard wood with a compact grain and smooth surface, it is almost unaffected when exposed to water. Therefore, it is used for keels of ships and flood gates. On account of its hardness it was used for wheels and railway sleepers.
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4. Beech
   Aircraft manufacturer [US]
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5. beech
   A pale, smooth and straight grained wood, one of the most inexpensive hardwoods available. Beech was often stained and used as a substitute for walnut in coun try furniture, expecially chairs, of the 17th and 18th centuries. It is also seen gilded or painted. Although subject to woodworm, beech has the advantage of taking close nailing without spli …
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6. Beech
   Beech noun ; plural Beeches [ Middle English beche , Anglo-Saxon b...ce ; akin to Dutch beuk , Old High German buocha , German buche , Icelandic beyki , Danish bög , Swedish bok...
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7. beech
   Origin: OE. Beche, AS. Bce; akin to D. Beuk, OHG. Buocha, G. Buche, Icel. Beyki, Dan. Bog, Sw. Bok, Russ. Buk, L. Fagus, Gr. Oak, to eat, Skr. Bhaksh; the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit. See Book, and cf. 7th Buck, Buckwheat. ... <botany> A tree of the genus Fagus. ... It ...
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8. beech
   beech tree noun 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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9. beech
   noun wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
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10. Beech
    • (n.) A tree of the genus Fagus.
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11. beech
    any of several different types of trees, especially about 10 species of deciduous ornamental and timber trees constituting the genus Fagus in the ... [5 related articles]
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12. beech
    beech, common name for the Fagaceae, a family of trees and shrubs mainly of temperate and subtropical regions in the Northern Hemisphere. The principal genera—Castanea (chestnut and chinquapin), Fagus (beech), and Quercus (oak, including the cork oak)—form a dominant part of temperate wo...
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13. Beech
    The beech is a deciduous, shallow-rooted forest tree of the genus Fagus, family Fagaceae, natural order Cupuliferae, native to the northern hemisphere and well known in various parts of the world including New Zealand. The Fagus sylratica, a common European forest-tree, sometimes reaches a height of...
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14. beech
    One of several European hardwood trees or related trees growing in Australasia and South America. The common beech (Fagus sylvaticus), found in European forests, has a smooth grey trunk and edible nuts, or `mast`, which are used as animal feed or processed for oil. The ti...
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15. Beech
    (Europe/USA) A cream-white veneer with a delicately flecked figure. Width 8-10 inches.
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16. beech
    A pale, smooth and straight grained wood, one of the most inexpensive hardwoods available. Beech was often stained and used as a substitute for walnut in country furniture, expecially chairs, of the 17th and 18th centuries. It is also seen gilded or painted. Although subject to woodworm, beech has t...
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17. Beech
    `Beech` (`Fagus`) is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America. Habit: The leaves of beech trees are entire or sparsely toothed, from 5&ndash;15&nbsp;cm long and 4&ndash;10&nbsp;cm broad. The flowers ar...
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