noun
Freq #92882
Meanings
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1
noun
the hard, pale wood of a beech tree
The chair was built from smooth beechwood and finished with oil.
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2
noun
a wood or woodland consisting mainly of beech trees
The road disappeared into a shaded beechwood beyond the village.
Thesaurus
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.