: 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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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 Firewood is carefully rationed, with some households burning through 100 cubic meters of larch annually.—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 Roughly one million board feet of sellable timber had been removed, and only a few of the largest larch remained.—Laura Yale, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024 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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