beechwood

1 6.5

Hard pale wood from a beech tree used to make furniture, floors, and tool handles

noun
/ˈbiːtʃwʊd/

: madera de haya

"It's a delicious brew in which beechwood-smoked malts uplift citrusy, lactic subtleties.

Examples

Of the three aerated windrow facilities providing data, the amendments listed include wood chips, recycled compost, grass clippings, sawdust, septage, leaves, brush, and beechwood chips from a brewery.

Academic text (1996)
Many people prefer beechwood for making tool handles due to its durability and strength.
I saw some beechwood outside.

Meet the Parents (2000)
I whittled that out of beechwood.

Meet the Parents (2000)
A Bamberg-style lager made with beechwood-smoked German malts.

Blog text (17)
The furniture was beautifully crafted from beechwood, giving it a light and elegant appearance.
She decided to buy a beechwood dining table that would complement her kitchen decor.

Synonyms

wood

vsbeechwood

613 1.0

The hard material from trees used for building and as fuel

is the pale material from one tree species used for flooring and handles

hardwood

vsbeechwood

Specialized

52 3.5

Strong wood from trees with wide leaves like oak or maple used for floors and furniture

is the wood from one tree species rather than the whole category

beech

vsbeechwood

1 4.3

Wood from a large tree with smooth grey bark used for floors and tool handles

is the same meaning but expressed as a compound naming the material

How Hard

teak

8 4.2

oak

44 1.0

beechwood

1 6.5

pine

39 2.6

balsa

3 5.6

Surface Forms

beechwood singular

beechwoods plural

Morphology

beechwood = beech + wood (transparent) = beech + wood

Direct compound of two concrete nouns; meaning is simply 'wood from a beech tree' and is easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Beechwood comes from beech ('a type of tree') and wood ('the hard material from trees'). Beech trees give pale, strong wood, so beechwood means the hard, light-coloured wood often used for floors, tool handles, and furniture.