The fruit of the tree, also called "beechnut", is found in the small burrs that drop from tree in Autumn. From LearnThat.org. [wikipedia]
And frequently, not just once in every 13 years, like our beechnut. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
The beechnut and the hickory nut are rich and much prized swine food. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the sixth annual meeting Rochester, New York, September 1 and 2, 1915] Reference
The opening will be right in front of the big beechnut tree-and for only five seconds. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
He was passing the beechnut tree at a dead run-maybe literally dead-going too fast to stop. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
If we had a beechnut the size of a chestnut we should have a most valuable addition to our nuts. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930] Reference
Thanks to local and state governments, our tax money gets allocated to whomever beechnut sees fit. From Wordnik.com. [Outsource Your Tax Money | Disinformation] Reference
MR. CORSAN: It will produce far more than the American beechnut and is more successful in every way. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
In this country we have the walnut, butternut, hazel nut and the hickory nut, the chestnut and the beechnut. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924] Reference
There was a scurry of movement in the beechnut mast, then a small animal raced straight up the smooth trunk. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
It was a beechwood forest and the fallen beechnut burrs were under his shoes as he walked between the trees. From Wordnik.com. [The Short Stories] Reference
Size is the most important characteristic in the beechnut, for all are thin shelled and practically all are well flavored. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930] Reference
Redheads in some localities, that, like the gray squirrels, the birds are common in good beechnut winters and absent in others. From Wordnik.com. [Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State] Reference
Instead, he began nosing about for another beechnut bur. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales] Reference
He ate and ate until he was half-buried in beechnut-shells. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Frisky Squirrel] Reference
He did not want the beechnut; but he did want to nose it out. From Wordnik.com. [Wood Folk at School] Reference
And he never stopped until he had finished the very last beechnut. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Frisky Squirrel] Reference
In 1938, I ordered 100 beechnut trees from the Hershey Nurseries of. From Wordnik.com. [Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin] Reference
But Reddy told him that if he hurried too much he might overlook a beechnut. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Jasper Jay Tuck-Me-In Tales] Reference
My attempts to grow beechnut trees in Wisconsin have met with little success. From Wordnik.com. [Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin] Reference
I also added beechnut husks, gold-sprayed gourds and pine cones to nestle in the leaves. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
He was sitting on the edge of the stone doorstep with a bit of beechnut clutched in his paws. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat Slumber-Town Tales] Reference
The only sound he made came from the beechnut shuck, which made a faint click as it fell upon the stone. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat Slumber-Town Tales] Reference
Diann Burton Brooks of Carlisle said that when she was young, there was a huge beechnut tree in her front yard. From Wordnik.com. [daytondailynews.com - News] Reference
They spied a beechnut on the ground, or a bit of lichen, or a tender twig; and together they made a dive for it. From Wordnik.com. [Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals] Reference
Then he took to nosing a beechnut from under my foot, as if I were no more interesting than Alexander was to Diogenes. From Wordnik.com. [Wood Folk at School] Reference
Here a gray one has just passed, -- came down that tree and went up this; there he dug for a beechnut, and left the burr on the snow. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Sunshine] Reference
And if it isn't a good one I hope I'll never eat another beechnut. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Jolly Robin] Reference
Shes such a … beechnut. From Wordnik.com. [Charlie Wrangled: to step down as Ways & Means Chair. | RedState] Reference
Nutty in this context copper beechnut. From Wordnik.com. [The Coroners and Justice Bill : More Info] Reference
Id love to spit some beechnut in that dudes eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » John +12 Speaks] Reference
I heard the beechnut rustle down. From Wordnik.com. [A Shropshire Lad] Reference
Ahead was the spreading beechnut tree. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
Not a butternut on a tree nor a beechnut!. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948] Reference
Seed -- (1) Of trees (nuts) -- beechnut, almond. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
(4) hazel nut; (5) walnut; (6) hickory nut; (7) beechnut; (8) chestnut. From Wordnik.com. [Games For All Occasions] Reference
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