larch C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /lɑːrtʃ/ UK /lɑːtʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #51678 Meanings 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 noun the durable wood of a larch tree The cart rested on long, flexible poles made from larch. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a coniferous tree of the... Larix 2 noun · the durable wood of a larch... larchwood Word family Derived forms larchwood Related forms conifertamarackdeciduous conifer Common collocations larch tree Noun + noun Etymology From Middle High German larche, ultimately from Latin larix, the name of the tree. English borrowed the word through continental timber and botanical usage. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # larch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /lɑːrtʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /lɑːtʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 51678 ## Meanings 1. a coniferous tree of the genus Larix that bears soft needles in clusters and sheds them each autumn 2. the durable wood of a larch tree ## Examples - The larch turned golden before dropping its needles for winter. - The cart rested on long, flexible poles made from larch. ## Synonyms - Larix - larchwood ## Derived Forms - larchwood ## Related Forms - conifer - tamarack - deciduous conifer ## Etymology From Middle High German larche, ultimately from Latin larix, the name of the tree. English borrowed the word through continental timber and botanical usage. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown