NOUN | plant | New Zealand beech | any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus |
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Meaning | Any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus; some yield useful timber. | |
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Member of | Nothofagus, genus Nothofagus | beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa |
Narrower | silver beech, Nothofagus menziesii | New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark |
Broader | southern beech, evergreen beech | Any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves |
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