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Beech drops
Beech Beech, n.; pl. Beeches. [OE. beche, AS. b?ce; akin to D. beuk, OHG. buocha, G. buche, Icel. beyki, Dan. b["o]g, Sw. bok, Russ. buk, L. fagus, Gr. ? oak, ? to eat, Skr. bhaksh; the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit. See Book, and cf. 7th Buck, Buckwheat.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus Fagus. Note: It grows to a large size, having a smooth bark and thick foliage, and bears an edible triangular nut, of which swine are fond. The Fagus sylvatica is the European species, and the F. ferruginea that of America. Beech drops (Bot.), a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches (Epiphegus Americana). Beech marten (Zo["o]l.), the stone marten of Europe (Mustela foina). Beech mast, the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under the trees, in autumn. Beech oil, oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech tree. Cooper beech, a variety of the European beech with copper-colored, shining leaves.

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- commonly called beech drops (or beech-drops), is an obligate parasitic plant which grows and subsists on the roots of American beech. It is a member of...
- Monotropa hypopitys, the so-called Dutchman's pipe, false beech-drops, pinesap, or yellow bird's-nest, is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified...
- United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2008-04-13. Grafton, Emily. "Beech Drops" (PDF). PNPS Notes Quarter #4. 8. Pennsylvania Native Plant Society....
- marmalade, caramel, fruit drops, mints, chewing gum, and coffee. 1891: Founded as the Imperial ****ng Company. 1910: Beech-Nut Chewing Gum line launched...
- parasitize a few or just one species. Beech drops (Epi****us virginiana) is a root holoparasite only on American beech (****us grandifolia). Rafflesia is a...
- hops Diospyros virginiana, the American persimmon Epi****us virginiana, beech drops Fragaria virginiana, wild strawberry Hackelia virginiana, beggar's lice...
- ambrosioides, Mexican-tea Echium vulgare, Viper's bugloss Epi****us virginiana, Beech-drops Euphorbia cyparissias, Cypress spurge Euphorbia esula, Leafy spurge Euphorbia...
- County) Beech Lake (Kawartha Lakes) Beech Lake (Haliburton County) Beech Lake (Lennox and Addington County) Beech-drops Pond Beecher Lake Beeches Lake Beechnut...
- from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2008-04-10. Grafton, Emily. "Beech Drops" (PDF). PNPS Notes Quarter #4. 8. Pennsylvania Native Plant Society....
- common names lungwort, common lungwort, Mary's tears or Our Lady's milk drops, is a herbaceous rhizomatous evergreen perennial plant of the genus Pulmonaria...