Beech mast

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the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under the trees, in autumn.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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"Thus then were they shut up squealing, and Circe threw them some acorns and beech masts such as pigs eat, but Eurylochus hurried back to tell me about the sad fate of our comrades.
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When this feeding occurred in combination with good oak and beech mast years, there was a clear increase in the numbers of wild boars hunted in the subsequent year.
The importance of natural food in wild boar (Sus scrofa) diet during autumn and winter
In these areas, trees were generally either protected by law or kept for fuel-wood or fodder, including acorns or beech mast.
Ancient oaks in the English Landscape
Foresters call this a mast year because the crop of beech mast and all the other tree fruit is so heavy.
SEASONS TO BE CHEERFUL; It took a while for spring to start..but when it did, it was a beauty. And followed by a fantastic summer and fertile autumn, we gardeners were blessed with a bounty of flowers and fruits that hasn't been seen for years
Foresters call this a "mast year" because the crop of beech mast and all the other tree fruit is so heavy.
Seasons greeted us with surprise; Spring was late, which threw us and our gardens into confusion. Then suddenly the world burst into a growth spurt the like of which we haven't seen for many a long year
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