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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
844 posted on
09/23/2002 6:17:18 PM PDT by
Mo1
To: Mo1; ValerieUSA
I called Val a fagus?!
To: Mo1
small edible nuts? me?
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