[operation clinton cleanup]

Hey! Are you calling me a beach?

No... a beech.

[Mo1]

Entry: beech
Pronunciation: 'bEch
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural beech·es or beech
Etymology: Middle English beche, from Old English bEce; akin to Old English bOc beech, Old High German buohha, Latin fagus, Greek phEgos oak
Date: before 12th century
: any of a genus (Fagus of the family Fagaceae, the beech family) of hardwood trees with smooth gray bark and small edible nuts; also : its wood