larch
Americannoun
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any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
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the wood of such a tree.
noun
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any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, having deciduous needle-like leaves and egg-shaped cones: family Pinaceae
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the wood of any of these trees
Other Word Forms
- larcher adjective
Etymology
Origin of larch
1540–50; earlier larche < Middle High German ≪ Latin laric- (stem of larix ) larch
Example Sentences
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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 • Mar. 31, 2024
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 • Feb. 2, 2024
Mr. Haugen has worked for more than half of his 52 years as a fire lookout, scanning the larch and pine wilderness from a one-room mountaintop cabin.
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2023
The European larch and the tamarack are examples of deciduous conifers.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
A long whippy larch branch sprang forward suddenly.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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