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.

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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