copper beech

[ kop-er beech ]

noun

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

copper beech

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of copper beech¹

First recorded in 1845–50

Example Sentences

A faint breeze stirred the young leaves of the copper-beech, which is a silent tree by nature, and did not so much as whisper now.

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The copper beech, the high privet hedge and the willows beyond it, shut out both light and air.

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She made a charming picture as she walked slowly the length of the privet hedge and then turned towards the copper beech again.

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There was a smothered laugh; and when the light flared up again, the aigrette in her copper-beech hair was all askew.

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Leslie was sprawled on a camp-chair, under a copper beech on the lawn, his cigar glowing.

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