larch
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
the wood of such a tree.
Origin of larch
1Other words from larch
- larcher, adjective
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How to use larch in a sentence
And the sawn planks come from Russia and the Baltic, and the larches for scaffolding from the Merionethshire valleys.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsThe flame in the east had died, but the tops of the larches were bathed in a gentle radiance; and the peaks ahead were like amber.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories | John GalsworthyThe new-fired larches were green in the glens; and “pale primroses” hid themselves in mossy hollows and under hawthorn roots.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonMotionless she remained, until he disappeared behind a fringe of larches that crept close to the shelving shore.
High Noon | AnonymousAnd the larches by the shore trembled as if in sympathetic emotion as the gentle breeze echoed her sigh.
High Noon | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for larch
/ (lɑːtʃ) /
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, having deciduous needle-like leaves and egg-shaped cones: family Pinaceae
the wood of any of these trees
Origin of larch
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