beechwood

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US/ˈbit͡ʃˌwʊd/

noun

The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).

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beech
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Meanings

beechwood1

nounbeechwood (countable and uncountable, plural beechwoods)

plural beechwoods

  1. countableuncountableThe wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
  2. countableuncountableA wood largely populated with beech trees.

Beechwood2

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5380).
  2. A neighbourhood of Bidston, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ2889).
  3. A settlement in Berkswell parish, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP2677).
  4. A suburb, ward, and community (without a council) in the City of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3388).
  5. A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A community in North Middlesex, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
  7. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Indiana, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Iron County, Michigan, United States.
  9. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ottawa County, Michigan.
  10. An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles

Similar
beech
Broader
wood
Also see
beech

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From beech + wood.

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Translations

German Buchenholz, Buchenwald
  • Buchenholzthe wood of the beech tree
  • Buchenwalda wood largely populated with beech trees
Italian faggeto
  • faggetoa wood largely populated with beech trees
Polish buczyna, buczyna
  • buczynathe wood of the beech tree
  • buczynaa wood largely populated with beech trees
Portuguese faial
  • faiala wood largely populated with beech trees
Romanian făget, faganiș
  • făgeta wood largely populated with beech trees
  • faganișa wood largely populated with beech trees
Spanish hayedo
  • hayedoa wood largely populated with beech trees
Cite this entry
APA

beechwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beechwood

MLA

“beechwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beechwood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beechwood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beechwood.

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