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Definition of European beech

1. Noun. Large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America.

Lexicographical Neighbors of European Beech

Literary usage of European beech

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Romance of Our Trees by Ernest Henry Wilson (1920)
"CHAPTER X THE European beech Gardens may boast a tempting show Of nectarines, grapes, and peaches, But daintiest truffles lurk below The boughs of Burnham ..."

2. Trees and Shrubs of Central Park by Louis Harman Peet (1903)
"As you come near the Arbor, not much further along from the boulder here, just before you come to it, there is a fine European beech close by the Walk, ..."

3. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1849)
"... one which he calls F. sylvestris, meaning probably F. sylvatica of Linn., having fruit small like the European beech, with erect prickles, ..."

4. Our Trees, how to Know Them by Clarence Moores Weed (1918)
"F THE BEECH ROM time immemorial the European beech has been celebrated for the denseness 'of its shade and the usefulness of its wood. ..."

5. Ornamental Gardening for Americans: A Treatise on Beautifying Homes, Rural by Elias A. Long (1899)
"The AMERICAN BEECH (F. ferruginea) is an elegant tree of fine form, with rich leaves, and smooth, light- colored bark, B. The European beech (F. sylvatica) ..."

6. Trees and Shrubs: An Abridgment of the Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum by John Claudius Loudon (1875)
"A deciduous tree, so much resembling the common European beech, as by some to be considered only a variety of it. North America. Height 40ft. to 60ft. ..."

7. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"A deciduous tree, so much resembling the common European beech, as by some to be considered only a variety of it. North America. Height 40ft. to 60ft. ..."

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