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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.
Tringa ferruginea or subarquata
Curlew Cur"lew (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. Note: The common European curlew is N. arquatus. The long-billed (N. longirostris), the Hudsonian (N. Hudsonicus), and the Eskimo curlew (N. borealis, are American species. The name is said to imitate the note of the European species. Curlew Jack (Zo["o]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew. Curlew sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), a sandpiper (Tringa ferruginea, or subarquata), common in Europe, rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix.
Tupaia ferruginea
Press Press, n. (Zo["o]l.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.

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- up ferruginea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ferruginea, a Latin word meaning "ferruginous" or "rusty", may refer to: Substantia ferruginea, an...
- M. ferruginea may refer to: Malthonica ferruginea, a spider species found in Europe Mapania ferruginea a plant species found in Cameroon and São Tomé...
- A. ferruginea may refer to: Abarema ferruginea, a legume species Acacia ferruginea, a legume species found only in Sri Lanka Aegiphila ferruginea, a plant...
- Pectinopitys ferruginea, commonly known as miro, is an evergreen coniferous tree which is endemic to New Zealand. It grows up to 25 m (82 ft) high, with...
- The ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), known in India as the Brahminy duck, is a bird species in the family Anatidae. It is a distinctive waterfowl,...
- P. ferruginea may refer to: Pimenta ferruginea, a plant species endemic to Cuba Prumnopitys ferruginea, the Miro, an evergreen coniferous tree species...
- species Nephrotoma ferruginea: Nephrotoma ferruginea ferruginea Fabricius, 1805 i g Nephrotoma ferruginea surtularis (Loew, 1863) i g Data sources: i...
- The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia. It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in...
- Senegalia ferruginea is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Senegalia...
- O. ferruginea may refer to: Olea ferruginea, a synonym for Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata, a tree species Orthemis ferruginea, the roseate skimmer, a dragonfly...