Larch Definition

lärch
larches
noun
larches
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.
Webster's New World
The tough wood of this tree.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • larch tree

Other Word Forms of Larch

Noun

Singular:
larch
Plural:
larches

Origin of Larch

  • German Lärche from Middle High German larche from Latin larix laric-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin larix.

    From Wiktionary

Larch Sentence Examples

  • Yet the forests of larch in Siberia often suffer from conflagration.

  • The larch frequently attains a height of 100 ft.

  • For hop-poles it is not so well adapted as the larch.

  • The original varieties of trees still abound, though in less numbers, on lands illadapted to agriculture, and in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains, where the state has established forest preserves, and the Forest, Fish and Game Commissioner began reforesting in 1901, principally with pine, spruce and larch.

  • The state is reforesting portions of its preserve chiefly with pine, spruce and larch.

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