beech nuts
Forest floor forage
Beech nuts are the small, triangular seeds of the beech tree, enclosed in a prickly husk.
They're edible and mildly sweet, historically foraged for food and pressed for oil, though rarely harvested commercially today.
Wildlife—especially squirrels, birds, and wild boar—rely heavily on them as a food source.
- acornsSeeds of oaks
- cupuleCup-shaped botanical holder
- triangularThree-cornered in form
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- shellHard outer covering
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- beeches
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