beech meaning

UK /biːtʃ/ US /bitʃ/ 1 syllable

beech (noun): any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions.

beech has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

beech as a noun

  1. any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

    Synonyms: beech tree

    Type of: tree

    Kinds: common beech, copper beech, American beech, weeping beech, Japanese beech

  2. wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles

    Synonyms: beechwood

    Type of: wood

How to pronounce beech

beech is pronounced /biːtʃ/ in British English and /bitʃ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with beech

Word lists: words starting with BE · words ending in CH · 5-letter words

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