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New Zealand beech

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: any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus some of which yield useful timber

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“New Zealand beech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Zealand%20beech. Accessed 20 Sep. 2020.

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