: any of a genus (Larix) of northern hemisphere trees of the pine family with short fascicled deciduous leaves
also: the wood of a larch
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Otherwise, don your cross-country skis, snowshoes or boots (with crampons) and enjoy cruising or ambling along the almost seven-mile Lac-Brome Path that’s lined in places with a variety of trees such as fir, larch, white cedar and sugar maple.—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Brilliant larch trees found at high elevations in the Rocky Mountains and Washington State's Cascade Range.—David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024 The landscape is characterized by dense fir, hemlock, pine, cedar, larch, and spruce forests.—Katie Bradish, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025 The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Hair Density Serum $23 at Amazon
The leave-in formula targets to support the scalp with the nutrients and ingredients like larch wood, Chinese skullcap, and wheat kernel extracts to help grow thicker hair and promote fullness.—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for larch
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Etymology
probably from German Lärche, from Middle High German lerche, from Latin laric-, larix
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