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Noun: copper beech  kó-pu(r) beech
  1. Variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-coloured leaves
    "The copper beech's dramatic foliage stood out against the green landscape";
    - purple beech, Fagus sylvatica atropunicea, Fagus purpurea, Fagus sylvatica purpurea

Derived forms: copper beeches

Type of: beech, beech tree

Part of: Fagus, genus Fagus

Encyclopedia: Copper beech