# beechen

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbiːt͡ʃən/

## Definitions
1. Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech tree.

## Etymology
From Middle English bechen, from Old English bēċen (“made of beechwood, beechen”), Proto-West Germanic *bōkīn, equivalent to beech + -en. Cognate with Dutch beuken (“beechen”).

## Source
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