copper beech

American  

[kop-er beech] / ˈkɒp ər ˈbitʃ /

noun

1. a cultivar of the European beech, Fagus sylvatica purpurea, having purplish or copper-red leaves.

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copper beech British  

noun

1. a cultivated variety of European beech that has dark purple leaves

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Etymology

Origin of copper beech

First recorded in 1845–50

Example Sentences

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copper beech

I’m raging against the dying of the light in my own way by buying a convertible and planting a copper beech tree.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2017

A copper beech that had outgrown its corner of the yard.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2015

But the uncomplicated fact about this chapel is that it's lovely – as much as the copper beech, the rolling fields and the honeyed stone.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2013

He chose copper beech trees for the entrance.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2012

He stopped looking for a woman in the branches of the copper beech tree above him and looked instead at the tree itself.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman