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beech mast

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beech mast
n.
The nuts of the beech tree; beechnuts.


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But the trees are not from the random fall of beech mast or acorn, for these are the Nile Clumps, planted not long after Nelson's death at Trafalgar in 1805 to commemorate the exact formation of Nelson's fleet and that of his French enemies at the the Battle of the Nile, where Nelson won his great victory in 1798.
Beech mast lies thick on the ground, but there are no young beeches.
Feeds on hazelnuts, acorns, beech mast, tree bark, fungi, buds, leaves, shoots, flowers - will also raid birds' nests.
 
 
 
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