purple beech
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of purple beech
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Well then," said Laddie, "straight before you will be a purple beech, and under it is the throne of the Princess, the Magic Carpet, and the walls I made.
From Laddie; a true blue story by Stratton-Porter, Gene
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
The purple beech is now exceedingly common in cultivation.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
The purple beech, weeping beech, and fern-leaf beech are well-known horticultural forms.
From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Dame, Lorin Low
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
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