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Beech vs Beechdrops - What's the difference?

beech | beechdrops |

As nouns the difference between beech and beechdrops

is that beech is a tree of the genus fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches while beechdrops is , a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.

beech

English

(wikipedia beech) (Fagus)

Noun

(es)
  • A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=1 citation , 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

    * beech tree

    Derived terms

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    beechdrops

    English

    (wikipedia beechdrops) (Epifagus virginiana)

    Noun

    (beechdrops)
  • , a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.