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

The European larch and not the American is the principal species considered here, because it is being planted extensively in this country and in most respects is preferable to the American species.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua

Those that I have had the best luck with are balsam fir, cottonwood roots, tamarack, European larch, red cedar, white cedar, Oregon cedar, basswood, cypress, and sometimes second-growth white pine.

From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

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 Rogers, Julia Ellen

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 Ellis, DeLancey M.