beechwood C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈbiːtʃwʊd/ UK /ˈbiːtʃwʊd/ See IPA manual Freq #92882 Meanings 1 noun the hard, pale wood of a beech tree The chair was built from smooth beechwood and finished with oil. 2 noun a wood or woodland consisting mainly of beech trees The road disappeared into a shaded beechwood beyond the village. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the hard, pale wood of a... beech 2 noun · a wood or woodland... beech woodbeech forestwoodland Word family Forms beechwoods Related forms beechtimberwoodland Etymology A compound of beech + wood. Wood can denote either the material of a tree or a wooded tract of land, which accounts for beechwood's two related senses. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # beechwood **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbiːtʃwʊd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbiːtʃwʊd/ **Frequency rank:** 92882 ## Meanings 1. the hard, pale wood of a beech tree 2. a wood or woodland consisting mainly of beech trees ## Examples - The chair was built from smooth beechwood and finished with oil. - The road disappeared into a shaded beechwood beyond the village. ## Synonyms - beech - beech wood - beech forest ## Related Forms - beech - timber - woodland ## Etymology A compound of beech + wood. Wood can denote either the material of a tree or a wooded tract of land, which accounts for beechwood's two related senses. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown