Frank Weston wrote: > > Grows in Europe, also called Weissbuche, which literally means "white book" > based my limited knowledge of German. > > Frank Weston > Frank, Actually, weissbuch means white beech. Beech and book are the same word in German because beech was the most common early writing material among the German tribes during the first millenium. The two words have the same origin in English as well. Sorry, Newton, couldn't resist. Paul S. Larudee, RPT Richmond, CA
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