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larch
[ lahrch ]
noun
- any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- the wood of such a tree.
larch
/ lɑːtʃ /
noun
- 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
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- larcher adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of larch1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of larch1
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Example Sentences
A little distance off, the feathery branches of a larch waved softly to and fro in the scarcely perceptible night-breeze.
The darkness drew her, and she thought of climbing the hill and plunging into the depths of the larch-wood above the pasture.
His duties keep him at present at the Larch-tree hacienda, where there is going to be a grand hunt in a few days.
Construction: diagonal principle, Dantzic oak without, horizontal planking of Italian larch.
And so, as that stronghold was called Larignum, the wood was called larch.
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