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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of copper beech1

First recorded in 1845–50
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He could hear leaves rustle in the copper beech tree overhead.

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Together, they maintain the gardens, lawns and trees, among them stately copper beeches and horse chestnuts.

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The leaves of a copper beech glow burgundy, then abruptly wither.

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Outside, a bevy of magnolia, copper beech and sugar maple trees dots the rolling lawns.

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On the other side of the museum, the view out is to a slope with an unusual planting of copper beeches, purple-leafed trees that will look particularly colorful and fresh in their spring growth.

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