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larch

[lahrch]
–noun
1. any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
2. the wood of such a tree.

Origin:
1540–50; earlier larche < MHG ≪ L laric- (s. of larix) larch


larcher, adjective

Larch River

[lahrch]
–noun
a river in N Quebec, Canada, flowing NE to the Caniapiscau River. 270 mi. (434 km) long.
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larch   (lärch)   
n.  
  1. Any of several deciduous, coniferous trees of the genus Larix, having needlelike leaves clustered on short shoots and heavy, durable wood.

  2. The wood of these trees.


[German Lärche, from Middle High German larche, from Latin larix, laric-.]
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Word Origin & History

larch 
1548, from Ger. Lärche, from M.H.G. larche, from O.H.G. *larihha, from L. larix (gen. laricis), probably a loan-word from an Alpine Gaulish language, corresponding phonetically to O.Celt. *darik- "oak" (see Druid and tree).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Larch
The Larch Project develops aids for formal specifications. Each Larch specification has two components: an interface containing predicates written in the LIL (Larch Interface Language) designed for the target language and a 'trait' containing assertions about the predicates written in LSL, the Larch Shared Language common to all.
["The Larch Family of Specification Languages", J. Guttag et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng 2(5):24-365 (Sep 1985)].

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