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Mustela foina 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.
Mustela foina Foin Foin (foin), n. [F. fouine a marten.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The beech marten (Mustela foina). See
Marten.
2. A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken
from the ferret or weasel of the same name.[Obs.]
He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and
faced with foins. --Fuller.
Mustela foina Marten Mar"ten, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F.
martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS.
mear?, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r?r. Cf.
Foumart.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of
the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among
the more important species are the European beech, or
stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M.
martes); and the American marten, or sable (M.
Americana), which some zo["o]logists consider only a
variety of the Russian sable.
2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
