Alerce Definition
ä-lûrsĕ, -sā
noun
A large, long-lived coniferous evergreen tree (Fitzroya cupressoides) native to the temperate rainforests of southern Chile and neighboring parts of Argentina.
American Heritage
The reddish-brown wood of this tree.
American Heritage
Origin of Alerce
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American Spanish from Spanish larch from Arabic al-’arz the cedar (influenced in meaning by Latin larix) al- the ’arz cedar ℵrz in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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