Noun: purple beech
- Variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-coloured leaves
"The purple beech's dramatic foliage stood out against the green landscape";
- copper beech, Fagus sylvatica atropunicea, Fagus purpurea, Fagus sylvatica purpurea
Derived forms: purple beeches
Type of: beech, beech tree
Part of: Fagus, genus Fagus
Encyclopedia: Purple beech