Beechwood vs. Beech

Beechwoodnoun

The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).

Beechwoodnoun

A wood largely populated with beech trees.

Beechwoodnoun

wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles

Beechnoun

A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.

Beechnoun

The wood of the beech tree.

Beechnoun

A tree of the genus Fagus.

Beechnoun

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

Beechnoun

wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles

Beech

Beech (Fagus) is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, Engleriana and Fagus.