Any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions.

synoniem: beech tree.

Nederlands: beukenboom, beuk
Pools: buk

Wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles.

synoniem: beechwood.

Nederlands: beukenhout
Pools: buk, buczyna