- [uncountable, countable] (also beech tree [countable])
a tall forest tree with smooth grey bark, shiny leaves and small nuts 山毛榉 forests planted with beech 山毛榉林 beech hedges 山毛榉树篱 The great beeches towered up towards the sky. 一棵棵山毛榉高耸入云。
- [uncountable]
the wood of the beech tree 山毛榉木材
Word OriginOld English bēce, of Germanic origin; related to Latin fagus ‘beech’, Greek phagos ‘edible oak’.