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larch definition

larch (lärc̸h)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Larix) of trees of the pine family, found in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, bearing cones and needlelike leaves that are shed annually
  2. the tough wood of this tree

Etymology: early modern Ger larche (Ger lärche) < L larix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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