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copper beech
[ kop-er beech ]
noun
- a cultivar of the European beech, Fagus sylvatica purpurea, having purplish or copper-red leaves.
copper beech
noun
- a cultivated variety of European beech that has dark purple leaves
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Word History and Origins
Origin of copper beech1
First recorded in 1845–50
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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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