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larch

  [lahrch]
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–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

Related forms:
larcher, adjective
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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-.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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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