beech
/bēCH/
noun
a large tree with smooth gray bark, glossy leaves, and hard, pale, fine-grained timber. Its fruit, the beechnut, is an important food for numerous wild birds and mammals.
Beech
Plant
Beech is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Eurasia and North America. There are 13 accepted species in two distinct subgenera, Engleriana and Fagus. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Fagus
Higher Classification: Beech family
Lower classifications
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