European larch

American  

noun

1. a pine tree, Larix decidua, of northern and central Europe, having slender, yellow-gray branchlets and oval cones with downy scales, grown for timber and as an ornamental.

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Etymology

Origin of European larch

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

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European larch

The European larch and the tamarack are examples of deciduous conifers.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

In cultivation the American species is too sparse of limb and foliage to compete with the more luxuriant European larch, yet it is often planted.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers

For this purpose four-year-old plants were used, of the following species Norway pine, Norway spruce, white spruce, white pine, European larch and Scotch pine.

From New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 Report of the New York State Commission by DeLancey M. Ellis

Four beds were given to two-year-old plants—Norway spruce, white pine, European larch and Scotch pine.

From New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 Report of the New York State Commission by DeLancey M. Ellis

This can be controlled to some extent by proper forestry methods, as is done in European larch forests, by "underplanting" them with beech.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes