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{{also|Beech}}
==English==
[[File:Fagus sylvatica 011.jpg|thumb|[[European beech|European '''beech''']] ({{taxfmt|Fagus sylvatica|species}}) forest in spring. Hessen, Germany.]]
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{{wikispecies|Fagus}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|beche}}, from {{inh|en|ang|bēċe}}, from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*bōkijā|t=beech}}. {{doublet|en|buky}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|bēch}}, {{IPA|en|/biːt͡ʃ/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-beech.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|iːtʃ|s=1}}
* {{homophones|en|beach}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A [[tree]] of the [[genus]] ''[[Fagus]]'' having a smooth, light grey [[trunk]], [[oval]], pointed [[leaf|leaves]], and many [[branch]]es.
#* {{RQ:Bindloss Dust of Conflict|chapter=1|passage=A '''beech''' wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.}}
# The [[wood]] of the beech tree.

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|tree}} {{l|en|beech tree}}
* {{sense|wood}} {{l|en|beechwood}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|beechdrops|beechen|beechlike|beechmast|beechnut|Beechtree|beechy
|beech bark disease
|Beech Forest|Beech Grove|beech mast|beech nut
|Bough Beech
|Carshalton Beeches
|High Beech
|common beech|European beech|American beech|Antarctic beech|Dombey's beech|Magellan's beech|Mexican beech|beech marten|beech oil|beech snap|beech-de-mer|blue beech|copper beech|dwarf beech|lenga beech|parasol beech|southern beech|twisted beech|white beech|Japanese beech|myrtle beech|Siebold's beech
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|tree of genus ''Fagus''}}
* Abaza: {{t|abq|кӏважвацӏла}}, {{t|abq|шчӏвы}}, {{t|abq|шшӏы}}, {{t|abq|швчӏвы}}
* Abkhaz: {{t|ab|ашә|sc=Cyrl}}
* Akhvakh: {{t|akv|чинара}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|ah|m}}
* Andi: {{t|ani|хо}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مُرَّان}}, {{t|ar|زَان}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|زان|m|tr=zān|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|հաճարի}}
* Aromanian: {{t|rup|fag}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|faya|f}}
* Avar: {{t|av|чинари}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|fıstıq}}
* Bagvalal: {{t|kva|чинар}}
* Basque: {{t+|eu|pago}}
* Bats: {{t|bbl|წიფელ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|бук|m}}
* Bezhta: {{t|kap|пипе}}
* Botlikh: {{t|bph|чачан гьуди}}
* Breton: {{t+|br|faou}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|бук|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|faig}}
* Chechen: {{t|ce|поп}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|山毛櫸|tr=shānmáojǔ}}, {{t+|cmn|水青岡|tr=shuǐqīnggāng}}
* Cornish: {{t|kw|fawen|f}}
* Corsican: {{t|co|fagu|m}}, {{t|co|faiu|m}}, {{t|co|favu|m}}
* Crimean Tatar: {{t|crh|bik}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|buk|m}}
* Dalmatian: {{t|dlm|faguor|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|bøg|c}}, {{t|da|bøgetræ|n}}
* Dargwa: {{t|dar|пурпи}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|beuk}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|fago}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|pöök}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|bókartræ|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pyökki}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hêtre|m}}
*: Old French: {{t|fro|fau|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|faia|f}}
* Gallo: {{t|roa-gal|faeu|m}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|წიფელი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Buche|f}}
* Gothic: {{t|got|𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|οξιά|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ὀξύα|f}}
* Greenlandic: {{t|kl|orpik qisussiassaq}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|אשור}}
* Hinukh: {{t|gin|пепи}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|bükk}}
* Hunzib: {{t|huz|пибе}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|beyki}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|fago}}
* Ingush: {{t|inh|поп}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|feá|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|faggio|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|橅|tr=[[ブナ]], buna|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|椈|tr=ブナ, buna|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|桕|tr=ブナ, buna|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|橿|tr=ブナ, buna|sc=Jpan}}
* Karata: {{t|kpt|чӏеркь}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|шамшат}}
* Khvarshi: {{t|khv|лала}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|너도밤나무}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|مەران}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|fāgus|f}}
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|dižskābardis|f}}
* Laz: {{t|lzz|წიფური}}, {{t|lzz|წიფრა}}
* Ligurian: {{t|lij|fò|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|bukas|f}}
* Low German: {{t|nds|Böök|f}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|Bich|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|бука|f}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|bic}}, {{t|ms|pokok bic}}
* Manx: {{t|gv|faaigh}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|tawhai}}
* Mingrelian: {{t|xmf|წიფური}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|эвэрлэг мод}}
* Neapolitan: {{t|nap|faggio|m}}
* Nogai: {{t|nog|бик}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|fau|m}}
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|beaika}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|bøk|m}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|fau|m}}, {{t+|oc|fag|m}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|bēċe|f}}, {{t|ang|bōc|f}}, {{t|ang|bōctrēow|n}}
* Ossetian: {{t|os|тӕрс}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|كولكن|tr=gülgen}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|آلش|tr=âlaš}}, {{t+|fa|راش|tr=râš}}, {{t|fa|بشخیز|tr=bošxiz}} {{qual|obsolete}}, {{t+|fa|زان|tr=zân}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|buk|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|faia|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|fag|m}}
* Romansch: {{t|rm|fau|m}}, {{t|rm|fo|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|бук|m}}
* Rutul: {{t|rut|хамк}}
* Sardinian: {{t|sc|fagu|m}}, {{t|sc|fau|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|faidhbhile|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|бу̏ква|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|bȕkva|f}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|fagu|m}}, {{t|scn|fau}}, {{t|scn|favu}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|buk|m}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|bukev|f}}
* Sorbian:
*: Lower Sorbian: {{t|dsb|buk|m}}
*: Upper Sorbian: {{t|hsb|buk|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|haya|f}}, {{t+|es|pellín|m}}
* Svan: {{t|sva|წიფ}}, {{t|sva|წიფრა}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|mfune}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|bok|c}}
* Tajik: {{t+|tg|олаш}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kayın}}
* Udi: {{t|udi|пупнаход}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|бук|m}}
* Venetan: {{t+|vec|faghèr|m}}, {{t|vec|faghèra|f}} {{l|vec|fajo|m}}, {{l|vec|fasa|f}}, {{l|vec|faxa}}, {{l|vec|fagaro}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|cây gie gai}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|hesse|f}}, {{t+|wa|faw|m|f}}, {{t+|wa|fawea|m}}, {{t|wa|fayinî|m}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|ffawydd|f-p}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|bûk|c}}
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{{c|en|Beech family plants}}