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
Etymology
Origin of larch
1540–50; earlier larche < Middle High German ≪ Latin laric- (stem of larix ) larch
Example Sentences
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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 ● May 2, 2024
Even the larch wood planks of their coffins must have been imported to the treeless desert region from hundreds of kilometers away.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 13, 2023
Here are some great Washington fall drives to enjoy bright yellow and orange bigleaf maples, fiery-red vine maples, larch boughs wrapped with golden boas, butter-colored cottonwoods, and berry shrubs aflame with blushing leaves.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
The European larch and the tamarack are examples of deciduous conifers.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
After digging out three smoldering logs, he carried them into a nearby larch forest, scraped away the snow from the ground, found some kindling, and managed to start a campfire.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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