purple beech
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of purple beech
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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It might have been some comfort to him to know that in the remote spot of his own choosing, a stone bench under a purple beech, Eddie was simply going from bad to worse.
From The Beauty and the Bolshevist by Miller, Alice Duer
There are trees and trees at Oak Knoll,—smooth and shapely hickories, glistering chestnuts with cool foliage, maples, birches, and the purple beech.
From John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings by Kennedy, W. Sloane
The purple beech is now exceedingly common in cultivation.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
Others have been found untrue to a relatively high degree, as is notorious in the case of the purple beech.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
It is only a century ago that the first specimens of the purple beech were discovered there.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
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