myrtle beech

noun

A species of tree, Nothofagus cunninghamii, family Nothofagaceae, native to Tasmania and southeastern mainland Australia.

Similar
Tasmanian myrtleNothofagus cunninghamii

Meanings

nounmyrtle beech (plural myrtle beeches)

plural myrtle beeches

  1. A species of tree, Nothofagus cunninghamii, family Nothofagaceae, native to Tasmania and southeastern mainland Australia.

    Synonyms: Tasmanian myrtle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA species of tree, Nothofagus cunninghamii, family Nothofagaceae, native to Tasmania and southeastern mainland Australia.

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge evergreen tree of Tasmania

Similar
Nothofagus cunninghamii
Broader
southern beechevergreen beech

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

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