beech

Pronunciation: /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/

The English word “beech” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

From Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of buky. Related to English book.

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