beech tree

noun

beech tree

noun

/ˈbiːtʃ ˌtɹiː/

1

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

  • About three miles away a failed wizard was hanging by his hands from a high branch in a beech tree.1983, Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, published 2022, page 107:
Synonyms
beech

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