Fagus grandifolia shine sunan kimiyya ga itacen Beech na Amurka, nau'in kudan zuma wanda ya fito daga gabashin Amurka ta Arewa. Kalmar "Fagus" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin don "itacen beech," yayin da "grandifolia" yana nufin "manyan ganye." Saboda haka, ma'anar ƙamus na Fagus grandifolia shine kawai "jinin bishiyar kudan zuma mai manyan ganye da ake samu a gabashin Arewacin Amirka."