larch

[ lahrch ]

noun

1. any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
2. the wood of such a tree.

larch

/ lɑːtʃ /

noun

1. any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, having deciduous needle-like leaves and egg-shaped cones: family Pinaceae
2. the wood of any of these trees

Other Words From

• larcher adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of larch¹

1540–50; earlier larche < Middle High German ≪ Latin laric- (stem of larix ) larch

Word History and Origins

Origin of larch¹

C16: from German Lärche, ultimately from Latin larix

Example Sentences

A Pacific Northwest forest planted with Douglas fir, cedar, hemlock and larch underplanted with evergreen huckleberry, salal and ferns transitions to an open woodland of native dogwood trees, red twig dogwood and flowering red currant.

From Seattle Times

Together, they like to walk in the woods as she guesses whether that tree is a pine and this one a larch, while he carefully warns her away from sharp thorns.

From New York Times

The spears and other tools were carved from spruce, larch, and pine, species that grew many kilometers away from the lake and combined hardness with elasticity.

From Science Magazine

Without any fire, the tree species mix shifted away from fire-tolerant species like ponderosa pine and Western larch to a greater abundance of less fire- and drought-tolerant species.

From Seattle Times

His new home features cherry trees and Siberian larches, provided by sister charity Growth 4 Good.

From BBC