Fagus americana
- noun
- /ˈfeɪɡəs əˈmɛrɪkənə/
- Specialized
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haya americana
- Squirrels often collect the nuts produced by the Fagus americana in autumn.
Examples
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The dense canopy of the Fagus americana provides shade in many eastern forests.
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Many parks preserve old specimens of Fagus americana for their beauty and ecological value.
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The Fagus americana is a beautiful tree.
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Many Fagus americana trees grow in this forest.
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Squirrels often collect the nuts produced by the Fagus americana in autumn.
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Many parks preserve old specimens of Fagus americana for their beauty and ecological value.
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The dense canopy of the Fagus americana provides shade in many eastern forests.
Synonyms
A North American tree that loses its leaves in autumn, with smooth gray bark and edible nuts
A beech tree from eastern North America with smooth bark and nuts people and animals eat
A North American tree with light green leaves and edible nuts
A North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts
Surface Forms
Morphology
Fagus + americana
This is a Linnaean binomial made of the genus name 'Fagus' (beeches) plus the Latin epithet 'americana' meaning 'American'. If a learner knows the constituents (beeches + 'American'), the phrase denotes the American beech compositionally and is therefore immediately derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Fagus americana comes from Latin words scientists use for plants. The word Fagus was the old Latin name for the beech tree and americana means 'from America', so the name literally says 'American beech' and tells you it is the North American tree with light green leaves and nuts you can eat.
