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: 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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Eastern larch, or tamarack, is a larch variety found in wetter parts of Michigan.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
Correspondent Conor Knighton travels to where foliage fans bask in the vibrant colors of the larch tree, a deciduous conifer whose pine-like needles are ablaze in orange and yellow.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Grizzlies, lynx, and wolverines sniff and scratch through 800-year-old larch and some of the largest western hemlock, western red cedar, and Engelmann spruce in the valley.
—Laura Yale, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
Maybe other trees, like larch, could grow here then.
—Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
Correspondent Conor Knighton travels to where foliage fans bask in the vibrant colors of the larch tree, a deciduous conifer whose pine-like needles are ablaze in orange and yellow.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Grizzlies, lynx, and wolverines sniff and scratch through 800-year-old larch and some of the largest western hemlock, western red cedar, and Engelmann spruce in the valley.
—Laura Yale, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
Maybe other trees, like larch, could grow here then.
—Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Larch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/larch. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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larch
noun
: any of a genus of trees related to the pines that shed their short needles each fall
Geographical Definition
Larch
geographical name
river 270 miles (434 kilometers) long in western Quebec, Canada, flowing northeast to unite with the Caniapiskau River forming the Koksoak River
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