beech
/biːtʃ/noun
(亦作beech tree)
1- a large tree with smooth grey bark, glossy leaves, and hard, pale, fine-grained timber山毛榉。
1.1
- Genera Fagus (of the northern temperate zone) and Notofagus (the southern beeches, of Australasia and South America), family Fagaceae: many species, in particular the common European beech (F. sylvaticus).包括北山毛榉属（生长于北温带）和南山毛榉属（即南方山毛榉, 生长于澳大拉西亚和南美洲）, 山毛榉科：多种, 尤指常见的欧洲山毛榉（拉丁名F. sylvaticus）。
词源
Old English bēce, of Germanic origin; related to Latin fagus 'beech'， Greek phagos 'edible oak'.