Beech

n. pl. Beeches ().
  1. A tree of the genus Fagus.
    2. Beech drops (Bot.),
    a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches (Epiphegus Americana).
    Beech marten (Zoöl.),
    the stone marten of Europe (Mustela foina).
    Beech mast ,
    the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under the trees, in autumn.
    Beech oil ,
    oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech tree.
    Cooper beech ,
    a variety of the European beech with copper-colored, shining leaves.