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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEECHMAST

n.The fruit or nuts of the beech.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

beechmast

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

 

Oxford Dictionary

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 .