Fagus

noun

Fa·​gus

ˈfāgəs

: a genus of trees (family Fagaceae) having the staminate flowers in small pendulous heads and the fruit sharply 3-angled compare castanea , quercus see beech, copper beech

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, beech

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