beech

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of buky. Related to English book. === Pronunciation === enPR: bēch, IPA(key): /biːt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -iːtʃ Homophone: beach === Noun === beech (plural beeches) A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches. The wood of the beech tree. ==== Synonyms ==== (tree): beech tree (wood): beechwood ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====