Fagus sylvatica
Synonymes :
Le hêtre européen
Fagus_sylvatica (Wikipedia)
| Fagus sylvatica European beech | |
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| European beech in an alpine forest (Italy) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Fagus |
| Species: | F. sylvatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Fagus sylvatica | |
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European beech or common beech (Fagus sylvatica) is a deciduous tree belonging to the beech family Fagaceae.
Beech (Wiktionary)
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of buky.
Pronunciation
- enPR: bēch, IPA(key): /biːt͡ʃ/
- Rhymes: -iːtʃ
- Homophone: beach
Noun
beech (plural beeches)
- A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
- The wood of the beech tree.
Synonyms
- beech tree
