Any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions.

synonym: beech tree.

Dutch: beukenboom, beuk
Polish: buk

Wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles.

synonym: beechwood.

Dutch: beukenhout
Polish: buk, buczyna