1. The nuts or seeds of a beech tree, especially when they fall to the ground and are used as food for animals or harvested for oil.
Usage: Collective noun; often used in singular form to refer to the crop as a whole.; Common in forestry and agricultural contexts.

Examples

• Pigs were traditionally fattened on beechmast in autumn.
• The forest floor was carpeted with beechmast after the storm.
• A good beechmast year provides abundant food for wildlife.
• Farmers collected beechmast to supplement livestock feed.
• The beechmast crop varies significantly from year to year.