larch

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a coniferous tree of the genus Larix that bears soft needles in clusters and sheds them each autumn

   The larch turned golden before dropping its needles for winter.

2. 2
   noun

   the durable wood of a larch tree

   The cart rested on long, flexible poles made from larch.

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From Middle High German larche, ultimately from Latin larix, the name of the tree. English borrowed the word through continental timber and botanical usage.

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