BEECHWOOD

beech, beechwood

(noun) wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

beechwood (countable and uncountable, plural beechwoods)

The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).

A wood largely populated with beech trees.

Source: Wiktionary



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