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larch
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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-.]

larch [lɑːtʃ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, having deciduous needle-like leaves and egg-shaped cones: family Pinaceae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of any of these trees
[from German Lärche, ultimately from Latin larix]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.larchlarch - wood of a larch tree                
larch tree, larch - any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
2.larchlarch - any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
genus Larix, Larix - larches
larch - wood of a larch tree
American larch, black larch, Larix laricina, tamarack - medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
Larix occidentalis, Oregon larch, western larch, western tamarack - tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree
Larix lyallii, subalpine larch - medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related to Larix occidentalis
European larch, Larix decidua - tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales
Larix russica, Larix siberica, Siberian larch - medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation
conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
Translations
larch [lɑːtʃ] N (also larch tree) → alerce m

larch [ˈlɑːrtʃ] n (= tree) → mélèze m

larch
n (also larch tree)Lärche f; (= wood)Lärche (→ nholz nt) f

larch [lɑːtʃ] nlarice m
larch [lɑːtʃ] nlarice m

larch
n larch [laːtʃ]
a type of cone-bearing, deciduous tree related to pines and firs. lorkeboom شَجَر اللاريس دائِم الخُضْرَه лиственица modřín lærketræ die Lärche είδος πεύκου alerce lehis صنوبر lehtikuusi mélèze אָרזִית देवदार ariš vörösfenyő pohon lars lerki larice からまつ 낙엽송 maumedis lapegle pokok lars lariks lerk(etre) modrzew lariço zadă, larice лиственница smrekovec macesen ariš lärkträd ต้นสน kara çam 落葉松 модрина صنوبری درخت cây thông rụng lá


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