English-Thai Dictionary

beech

N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง มีผล เปลือก ที่ กิน ได้ 

 

beechnut

N ผล ของ ต้น  beech

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEECH

n.[Gr. payos; L. fagus.] A tree arranged by Linne under the genus fagus, with the chestnut. The beech grows to a large size, with branches forming a beautiful head, with thick foliage. The bark is smooth and of a silvery cast. The mast or nuts are the food of swine, and of certain wild animals, and yield a good oil for lamps. When eaten by man, they are said to occasion giddiness and headache.

 

BEECH-COAL

n.[beech and coal. ] Charcoal from beech wood.

 

BEECHEN

a.bee'chn. Consisting of the wood or bark of the beech; belonging to the beech; as a beechen vessel.

 

BEECHMAST

n.The fruit or nuts of the beech.

 

BEECH-OIL

n.[beech and oil. ] Oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech-tree. It is used in Picardy, and in other parts of France, instead of butter; but is said to occasion heaviness and pains in the stomach.

 

BEECH-TREE

n.[beech and tree. ] The beech.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BEECH

Beech, n.; pl. Beeches. Etym: [OE. beche, AS. b; akin to D. beuk,OHG. buocha, G. buche, Icel. beyki, Dan. bög, Sw. bok, Russ. buk, L. fagus, Gr. oak, to eat, Skr. bhaksh; the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit. See Book, and cf. 7th Buck, Buckwheat. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A tree of the genus Fagus.

 

Note: It grows to a large size, having a smooth bark and thick foliage, and bears an edible triangular nut, of which swine are fond. The Fagus sylvatica is the European species, and the F. ferruginea that of America. 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.

 

BEECHEN

Beech "en, a. Etym: [AS. b.]

 

Defn: Consisting, or made, of the wood or bark of the beech; belonging to the beech. "Plain beechen vessels." Dryden.

 

BEECHNUT

BEECHNUT Beech "nut `, n.

 

Defn: The nut of the beech tree.

 

BEECH TREE

BEECH TREE Beech " tree `.

 

Defn: The beech.

 

BEECHY

BEECHY Beech "y, a.

 

Defn: Of or relating to beeches.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

beech

beech |bēCH bitʃ | ▶noun (also beech tree ) a large tree with smooth gray bark, glossy leaves, and hard, pale, fine-grained timber. Its fruit, the beechnut, is an important food for numerous wild birds and mammals. [Genera Fagus (of the north temperate zone ) and Notofagus (the southern beeches, of Australasia and South America ), family Fagaceae: many species, esp. the common American beech (F. grandifolia ) and the European beech (F. sylvatica ).] ORIGIN Old English bēce, of Germanic origin; related to book and to Latin fagus ‘beech, ’ Greek phagos ‘edible oak. ’

 

Beecham, Sir Thomas

Bee cham, Sir Thomas |ˈbēCHəm ˈbitʃəm | (1879 –1961 ), English conductor and impresario. He founded the London Philharmonic 1932 and the Royal Philharmonic 1947.

 

beechdrops

beech drops |ˈbēCHˌdräps ˈbitʃdrɑps | ▶noun a broomrape that is parasitic on the roots of beech trees. Unlike most broomrapes, it has branching stems. [Epifagus virginiana, family Orobanchaceae. ]

 

Beecher, Catherine

Bee cher, Catherine |ˈbēCHər ˌbitʃər | (1800 –78 ), US educator; full name Catherine Esther Beecher. She promoted educational rights for women and founded the American Women's Education Assocation in 1852. She was the sister of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

 

Beecher, Henry Ward

Bee cher, Henry Ward |ˈbiːtʃə ˈbēCHər | (1813 –87 ), US clergyman, orator, and writer. Ordained as a Congregationalist in 1837, he became famous as an orator who attacked political corruption and slavery. He was the brother of Catherine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

 

beech fern

beech fern ▶noun a fern with triangular, deeply lobed fronds. Native to eastern North America, it favors moist woodland habitats and streamsides. [Genus Thelypteris, family Polypodiaceae: two species, the broad beech fern (T. hexagonptera ) and the long beech fern (also narrow beech fern or northern beech fern ) (T. phegopteris ).]

 

Beeching, Richard

Bee |ching |ˈbiːtʃɪŋ |, Baron (1913 –85 ), English businessman and engineer. As Chairman of the British Railways Board (1963 –5 ) he was responsible for the closure of a substantial proportion of the British rail network.

 

beech marten

beech mar ten ▶noun another term for stone marten.

 

beechmast

beech mast |ˈbēCHˌmast ˈbitʃˈˌmæst | ▶noun (collectively, esp. when on the ground ) beechnuts. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from beech + mast 2 .

 

beechnut

beech nut |ˈbēCHˌnət ˈbitʃnət | ▶noun the small triangular brown fruit of the beech tree, pairs of which are enclosed in a prickly case. See beechmast.

 

Oxford Dictionary

beech

beech |biːtʃ | ▶noun (also beech tree ) a large tree with smooth grey bark, glossy leaves, and hard, pale fine-grained timber. ●Genera Fagus (of the northern temperate zone ) and Notofagus (the southern beeches, of Australasia and South America ), family Fagaceae: many species. • (also beechwood ) [ mass noun ] the hard, pale fine-grained timber of the beech. ORIGIN Old English bēce, of Germanic origin; related to Latin fagus ‘beech ’, Greek phagos ‘edible oak ’.

 

Beecham, Sir Thomas

Bee |cham |ˈbiːtʃəm | (1879 –1961 ), English conductor and impresario, founder of the London Philharmonic (1932 ) and the Royal Philharmonic (1947 ). He did much to stimulate interest in new or neglected composers such as Sibelius, Delius, and Richard Strauss.

 

beechdrops

beech drops |ˈbēCHˌdräps ˈbitʃdrɑps | ▶noun a broomrape that is parasitic on the roots of beech trees. Unlike most broomrapes, it has branching stems. [Epifagus virginiana, family Orobanchaceae. ]

 

Beecher, Catherine

Bee cher, Catherine |ˈbēCHər ˌbitʃər | (1800 –78 ), US educator; full name Catherine Esther Beecher. She promoted educational rights for women and founded the American Women's Education Assocation in 1852. She was the sister of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

 

Beecher, Henry Ward

Bee |cher |ˈbiːtʃə | (1813 –87 ), American Congregationalist clergyman, orator, and writer. He became famous as an orator attacking political corruption and slavery.

 

beech fern

beech fern ▶noun a fern with triangular, deeply lobed fronds, found in moist woodland habitats and beside streams in Eurasia and North America. ●Genus Phegopteris, family Thelypteridaceae.

 

Beeching, Richard

Bee |ching |ˈbiːtʃɪŋ |, Baron (1913 –85 ), English businessman and engineer. As Chairman of the British Railways Board (1963 –5 ) he was responsible for the closure of a substantial proportion of the British rail network.

 

beech marten

beech mar ¦ten ▶noun another term for stone marten.

 

beechmast

beech |mast |ˈbiːtʃmɑːst | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the angular brown nuts of the beech tree, pairs of which are enclosed in a prickly case. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from beech + mast 2 .

 

beechnut

beechnut |ˈbiːtʃnʌt | ▶noun the small angular brown fruit of the beech tree, pairs of which are enclosed in a prickly case.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

beech

beech /biːtʃ / (! beachと同音 ) 名詞 1 C 〘植 〙ブナの木 .2 U ブナ材 .

 

beechwood

b é ech w ò od 名詞 ＝beech 2 .