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beech snap

beech snap noun: the breakage in wind at a height of about 5 meters of the trunk of a mature beech tree (Fagus grandifolia) weakened by disease, such as beech bark disease.

Noun

beech snap (uncountable)

  1. The breakage in wind at a height of about 5 meters of the trunk of a mature beech tree (Fagus grandifolia) weakened by disease, such as beech bark disease.

Questions about beech snap

What does beech snap mean?
Beech snap means the breakage in wind at a height of about 5 meters of the trunk of a mature beech tree (Fagus grandifolia) weakened by disease, such as beech bark disease.
What part of speech is beech snap?
Beech snap is a noun.

Words near beech snap in the dictionary

  1. beech mast
  2. beech masts
  3. beech nut
  4. beech nuts
  5. beech oil
  6. beech snap
  7. beech tree
  8. beech trees
  9. beech-de-mer
  10. Beecham
  11. Beechams

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