noun
a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood
• Hypernyms: ↑beech, ↑beech tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Fagus, ↑genus Fagus
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nounUsage: usually capitalized J
: a beech that is native to Japan and is distinguished from the European beech especially by its soft light yellowish brown wood
Useful english dictionary. 2012.