red beechn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈbiːtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈˌrɛd ˈbitʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., beech n.

Etymology: < red adj. + beech n.

1. A form of the American beech, Fagus grandifolia, or the common beech, F. sylvatica, having relatively dark (reddish-brown) wood; (also) the wood of either of these trees.

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American beecha800

beecha800

beech-treec1450

weeping beech1606

red beech1789

southern beech1839

copper-beech1846

mastwort1846

red beech1882

Negrohead beech1884

stone-beech1884

mountain beech1886

Nothofagus1896

Southland beech1918

1637 T. Morton New Eng. Canaan ii. ii. 63 Beech there is of two sorts, redd and white.]

1789 A. Emmerich Culture of Forests iv. 41 The Red Beech grows in general to as large a size almost as the Oak.

1819 D. B. Warden Statist., Polit. & Hist. Acct. U.S. I. 183 Red beech, Fagus ferruginea.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1053 White birch and red beech afford per pound..4 ounces of charcoal.

1846–50 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. 496 The Red Beech is now regarded only as a variety, with the wood softer..and perhaps a slight difference in foliage.

1904 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 778 (heading) Formation of false heart-wood in the red beech.

1934 S. J. Record Identification Timbers Temperate N. Amer. ii. 166 The terms Red Beech and White Beech are sometimes used to distinguish lighter and darker grades of the lumber.

1990 Pract. Woodworking Mar. 35/2 (advt.) Workbenches... Made from the finest European red beech.

2. The southern beech Nothofagus fusca, native to New Zealand; (also) the wood of this tree.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > beech or beeches > [noun]

American beecha800

beecha800

beech-treec1450

weeping beech1606

red beech1789

southern beech1839

copper-beech1846

mastwort1846

red beech1882

Negrohead beech1884

stone-beech1884

mountain beech1886

Nothofagus1896

Southland beech1918

1882 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 68 250 The timber used is the locally termed ‘red beech’ (Fagus fusca), which possesses every qualification for bridge-building purposes.

1925 Austral. Forestry Jrnl. 25 Apr. 87/1 Red beech (nothofagus fusca) is well and rightly known for its strength.

1971 Victoria Coll. of Wellington Tramping Club '71 20 Built of red beech slabs, the hut had a tin roof.

2006 Ecol. Entomol. 31 185 A full-census survey was conducted..on 14 naturally occurring, canopy-dominant red beech (Nothofagus fusca) trees.

3. Australian. Either of two Australian trees: †(a) Heritiera trifoliolata (family Sterculiaceae) (obsolete rare); (b) the Queensland maple Flindersia brayleyana. Also: the wood of either of these trees.

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tallow-tree1704

rata1773

rosewood1779

red mahogany1798

ironbark1799

wild orange1802

red gum1803

rewarewa1817

red cedar1818

black-butted gum1820

Huon pine1820

miro1820

oak1821

horoeka1831

hinau1832

maire1832

totara1832

blackbutt1833

marri1833

raspberry jam tree1833

kohekohe1835

puriri1835

tawa1839

hickory1840

whau1840

pukatea1841

titoki1842

butterbush1843

iron gum1844

York gum1846

mangeao1848

myall1848

ironheart1859

lilly-pilly1860

belah1862

flindosa1862

jarrah1866

silky oak1866

teak of New South Wales1866

Tolosa-wood1866

turmeric-tree1866

walking-stick palm1869

tooart1870

queenwood1873

tarairi1873

boree1878

yate1880

axe-breaker1884

bangalay1884

coachwood1884

cudgerie1884

feather-wood1884

forest mahogany1884

maiden's blush1884

swamp mahogany1884

tallow-wood1884

teak of New Zealand1884

wandoo1884

heartwood1885

ivorywood1887

Jimmy Low1887

Burdekin plum1889

corkwood1889

pigeon-berry ash1889

red beech1889

silver beech1889

turnip-wood1891

black bean1895

red bean1895

pinkwood1898

poplar1898

rose mahogany1898

quandong1908

lancewood1910

New Zealand honeysuckle1910

Queensland walnut1919

mahogany gum1944

Australian mahogany1948

1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 604 Tarrietia trifoliata... ‘Red Beech’ of Johnstone River (Queensland). It is not unlike common Red Cedar in appearance, but it is harder than that wood.

1918 Austral. Forestry Jrnl. July 19/1 The Red Beech, or Maple (Flindersia Chatawaina) is a large evergreen tree with a dense and fairly compact crown.

1921 Proc. Linn. Soc. New. S. Wales 46 326 The tree is one of the most important timber species in North Queensland and is known as ‘Red Beech’ or ‘North Queensland’ or ‘Cardwell Maple’.

1947 W. W. Sharp Austral. Methods Building Construct. v. 76 Queensland Maple (Flindersia brayleyana). Also known as maple silkwood, silkwood and red beech. The color has a wide range, varying from light brown, through pinkish-brown to pink.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red beech
释义	red beechn. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈbiːtʃ/, U.S. /ˈˌrɛd ˈbitʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., beech n. Etymology: < red adj. + beech n. 1. A form of the American beech, Fagus grandifolia, or the common beech, F. sylvatica, having relatively dark (reddish-brown) wood; (also) the wood of either of these trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > beech or beeches > [noun] American beecha800 beecha800 beech-treec1450 weeping beech1606 red beech1789 southern beech1839 copper-beech1846 mastwort1846 red beech1882 Negrohead beech1884 stone-beech1884 mountain beech1886 Nothofagus1896 Southland beech1918 1637 T. Morton New Eng. Canaan ii. ii. 63 Beech there is of two sorts, redd and white.] 1789 A. Emmerich Culture of Forests iv. 41 The Red Beech grows in general to as large a size almost as the Oak. 1819 D. B. Warden Statist., Polit. & Hist. Acct. U.S. I. 183 Red beech, Fagus ferruginea. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1053 White birch and red beech afford per pound..4 ounces of charcoal. 1846–50 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. 496 The Red Beech is now regarded only as a variety, with the wood softer..and perhaps a slight difference in foliage. 1904 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 778 (heading) Formation of false heart-wood in the red beech. 1934 S. J. Record Identification Timbers Temperate N. Amer. ii. 166 The terms Red Beech and White Beech are sometimes used to distinguish lighter and darker grades of the lumber. 1990 Pract. Woodworking Mar. 35/2 (advt.) Workbenches... Made from the finest European red beech. 2. The southern beech Nothofagus fusca, native to New Zealand; (also) the wood of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > beech or beeches > [noun] American beecha800 beecha800 beech-treec1450 weeping beech1606 red beech1789 southern beech1839 copper-beech1846 mastwort1846 red beech1882 Negrohead beech1884 stone-beech1884 mountain beech1886 Nothofagus1896 Southland beech1918 1882 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 68 250 The timber used is the locally termed ‘red beech’ (Fagus fusca), which possesses every qualification for bridge-building purposes. 1925 Austral. Forestry Jrnl. 25 Apr. 87/1 Red beech (nothofagus fusca) is well and rightly known for its strength. 1971 Victoria Coll. of Wellington Tramping Club '71 20 Built of red beech slabs, the hut had a tin roof. 2006 Ecol. Entomol. 31 185 A full-census survey was conducted..on 14 naturally occurring, canopy-dominant red beech (Nothofagus fusca) trees. 3. Australian. Either of two Australian trees: †(a) Heritiera trifoliolata (family Sterculiaceae) (obsolete rare); (b) the Queensland maple Flindersia brayleyana. Also: the wood of either of these trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Australasian tallow-tree1704 rata1773 rosewood1779 red mahogany1798 ironbark1799 wild orange1802 red gum1803 rewarewa1817 red cedar1818 black-butted gum1820 Huon pine1820 miro1820 oak1821 horoeka1831 hinau1832 maire1832 totara1832 blackbutt1833 marri1833 raspberry jam tree1833 kohekohe1835 puriri1835 tawa1839 hickory1840 whau1840 pukatea1841 titoki1842 butterbush1843 iron gum1844 York gum1846 mangeao1848 myall1848 ironheart1859 lilly-pilly1860 belah1862 flindosa1862 jarrah1866 silky oak1866 teak of New South Wales1866 Tolosa-wood1866 turmeric-tree1866 walking-stick palm1869 tooart1870 queenwood1873 tarairi1873 boree1878 yate1880 axe-breaker1884 bangalay1884 coachwood1884 cudgerie1884 feather-wood1884 forest mahogany1884 maiden's blush1884 swamp mahogany1884 tallow-wood1884 teak of New Zealand1884 wandoo1884 heartwood1885 ivorywood1887 Jimmy Low1887 Burdekin plum1889 corkwood1889 pigeon-berry ash1889 red beech1889 silver beech1889 turnip-wood1891 black bean1895 red bean1895 pinkwood1898 poplar1898 rose mahogany1898 quandong1908 lancewood1910 New Zealand honeysuckle1910 Queensland walnut1919 mahogany gum1944 Australian mahogany1948 1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 604 Tarrietia trifoliata... ‘Red Beech’ of Johnstone River (Queensland). It is not unlike common Red Cedar in appearance, but it is harder than that wood. 1918 Austral. Forestry Jrnl. July 19/1 The Red Beech, or Maple (Flindersia Chatawaina) is a large evergreen tree with a dense and fairly compact crown. 1921 Proc. Linn. Soc. New. S. Wales 46 326 The tree is one of the most important timber species in North Queensland and is known as ‘Red Beech’ or ‘North Queensland’ or ‘Cardwell Maple’. 1947 W. W. Sharp Austral. Methods Building Construct. v. 76 Queensland Maple (Flindersia brayleyana). Also known as maple silkwood, silkwood and red beech. The color has a wide range, varying from light brown, through pinkish-brown to pink. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789
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