plural beeches or beech
: 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
Examples of beech in a Sentence
a box made of beech
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For instance, weeping beech trees are often grown as specimen trees due to their dark leaf color and cascading branches.
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
It was revealed in court that the beech tree at the center of the incident had decayed prior to the branch falling, according to the Evening News and BBC.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
The preferred substrate of the lion’s mane mushroom is large old beech or oak trees—although it has also been found growing on other hardwood trees, such as maple and ash, and on younger trees as well as on stout logs and stumps of dead wood.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026
In its true home, a spruce can live to be 1000, a silver fir 600, a beech 500.
—Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
It was revealed in court that the beech tree at the center of the incident had decayed prior to the branch falling, according to the Evening News and BBC.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
The preferred substrate of the lion’s mane mushroom is large old beech or oak trees—although it has also been found growing on other hardwood trees, such as maple and ash, and on younger trees as well as on stout logs and stumps of dead wood.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026
In its true home, a spruce can live to be 1000, a silver fir 600, a beech 500.
—Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for beech
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“Beech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beech. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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