beech
English Thesaurus
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 (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | tree, |
| definition | : | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | japanese beech, |
| definition | : | a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | beechnut, |
| definition | : | small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees (noun.food) |
| substance holonym | : | beech, beechwood, |
| definition | : | wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles (noun.plant) |
2. wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | wood, |
| definition | : | the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | beech, beech tree, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
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