Definition of Fagus sylvatica purpurea

1. Noun. Variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves.

Exact synonyms: Copper Beech, Fagus Purpurea, Fagus Sylvatica Atropunicea, Purple Beech
Group relationships: Fagus, Genus Fagus
Generic synonyms: Beech, Beech Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fagus Sylvatica Purpurea

Fagales
Fagatogo
Faget's sign
Fagin
Fagopyrum
Fagopyrum esculentum
Fagus
Fagus americana
Fagus grandifolia
Fagus pendula
Fagus purpurea
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica atropunicea
Fagus sylvatica pendula
Fagus sylvatica purpurea (current term)
Fahd
Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud
Faheem
Fahr's disease
Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect
Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit scale
Fahrenheit thermometer
Fahrvergnügen
Faihriem
Fair Isle
Fairbanks
Fairfax
Fairfaxian

Literary usage of Fagus sylvatica purpurea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1908)
"Fagus sylvatica purpurea. Of the Purple Beeches there are now numerous forms, such as atropurpurea, cuprea, purpurea, pendula (weeping), and "Swat Magret" ..."

2. Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (1908)
"... the maiden-hair tree (Ginkgo biloba), of China, the purple form of the European beech (Fagus sylvatica purpurea), the Norway spruce (Picea excelsa), ..."

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