European larch
noun
a pine tree, Larix decidua, of northern and central Europe, having slender, yellow-gray branchlets and oval cones with downy scales, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
Origin of European larch
1An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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How to use European larch in a sentence
Upon five acres of this land Mr. French planted fifteen thousand European larch.
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