Beechmast

//ˈbiːtʃˌmɑːst// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The mast or nuts of the beech tree. uncountable

    "Gilbert White writes, "I have consulted a sportsman who tells me that […] often there are amongst them little parties of small blue doves which he calls rockiers. The food of these numberless migrants was beechmast and some acorns.""

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beechnutbeechnut

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"Gilbert White writes, "I have consulted a sportsman who tells me that […] often there are amongst them little parties of small blue doves which he calls rockiers. The food of these numberless migrants was beechmast and some acorns.""

Etymology

From beech + mast.

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