Beech

bēch, n. a common forest tree with smooth silvery-looking bark and small edible nuts.— adj. Beech′en .— ns. Beech′-mast , the mast or nuts of the beech-tree, which yield a valuable oil; Beech′-oil , oil expre ed from the nuts of the beech-tree. [A.S. bóece , béce ; Ger. buche , L. fag us , Gr. phēgos —from root of phag-ein , to eat.]