Phrase guide

common beech

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Fagus sylvatica

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: European beech, Fagus sylvatica

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beech, beech tree

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: бук еўрапе́йскі (buk jewrapjéjski) — Fagus sylvatica
  • Belarusian: бук лясны́ (buk ljasný) — Fagus sylvatica
  • Catalan: faig europeu — Fagus sylvatica
  • Czech: buk lesní — Fagus sylvatica
  • Dutch: beuk — Fagus sylvatica
  • Dutch: gewone beuk — Fagus sylvatica
  • Esperanto: eŭropa fago — Fagus sylvatica
  • Esperanto: ordinara fago — Fagus sylvatica
  • French: hêtre commun — Fagus sylvatica
  • German: Rotbuche — Fagus sylvatica
  • Icelandic: skógarbeyki — Fagus sylvatica
  • Italian: faggio comune — Fagus sylvatica
  • Italian: faggio selvatico — Fagus sylvatica
  • Italian: faggio occidentale — Fagus sylvatica
  • Kashubian: bùk — Fagus sylvatica
  • Latvian: eiropas dižskābardis — Fagus sylvatica
  • Latvian: parastais dižskābardis — Fagus sylvatica
  • Lithuanian: paprastasis bukas — Fagus sylvatica
  • Luxembourgish: Routbuch — Fagus sylvatica
  • Polish: buk zwyczajny — Fagus sylvatica
  • Polish: buk pospolity — Fagus sylvatica
  • Portuguese: faia-europeia — Fagus sylvatica
  • Romanian: fag european — Fagus sylvatica
  • Russian: бук европе́йский (buk jevropéjskij) — Fagus sylvatica
  • Russian: бук лесно́й (buk lesnój) — Fagus sylvatica
  • Slovak: buk lesný — Fagus sylvatica
  • Slovene: navadna bukev — Fagus sylvatica
  • Spanish: haya común — Fagus sylvatica
  • Swedish: rödbok — Fagus sylvatica
  • Swedish: vanlig bok — Fagus sylvatica
  • Turkish: Avrupa kayın — Fagus sylvatica
  • Ukrainian: бук звича́йний (buk zvyčájnyj) — Fagus sylvatica
  • Ukrainian: бук лісови́й (buk lisovýj) — Fagus sylvatica
  • Ukrainian: бук європе́йський (buk jevropéjsʹkyj) — Fagus sylvatica