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larch
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun larch has 2 senses
- larch(n = noun.plant) Array - wood of a larch tree; Array is a kind of wood
- larch(n = noun.plant) larch tree - any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves; Array is a member of genus larix, larix
has particulars: american larch, black larch, larix laricina, tamarack, larix occidentalis, oregon larch, western larch, western tamarack, larix lyallii, subalpine larch, european larch, larix decidua, larix russica, larix siberica, siberian larch
is a kind of conifer, coniferous tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
larch, n. [Cf. OE. larege (Cotgrave), It. larice, Sp. larice, alerce, G. lärche; all fr. L. larix, -icis, Gr. la`rix.].
A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle).
"The European larch is Larix Europæa . The American or black larch is Larix Americana , the hackmatack or tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping, graceful appearance."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
larch, n.
1 a deciduous coniferous tree of the genus Larix, with bright foliage and producing tough timber.
2 (in full larchwood) its wood.
1 a deciduous coniferous tree of the genus Larix, with bright foliage and producing tough timber.
2 (in full larchwood) its wood.
Etymology
MHG larche ult. f. L larix -icis
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