purple beech

noun

1. copper beech.

Word History and Origins

Origin of purple beech¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

When my younger sister died, we planted a purple beech tree in our front yard.

From Wall Street Journal

So here in a cosy corner of the lawn of Beeston Hall lies the Wanderer, overshadowed by giant elms and glorious purple beeches, and the lace manufacturer and his wife are simply hospitality personified.

From Project Gutenberg

There are trees and trees at Oak Knoll,—smooth and shapely hickories, glistering chestnuts with cool foliage, maples, birches, and the purple beech.

From Project Gutenberg

The purple beech, weeping beech, and fern-leaf beech are well-known horticultural forms.

From Project Gutenberg

Most of the purple beeches now growing are believed to have been derived from a single tree discovered in the last century in a forest in Thuringia in Germany.

From Project Gutenberg