noun
larch
LARCH/lɑːrtʃ/
A conifer with soft needles that fall in autumn and small cones.
The larch beside the trail turns golden in the fall.
Etymology
Latin larix named the Alpine tree and was probably borrowed from an Alpine Gaulish language. The name was later extended to North American species of the same kind.
In context
this is a beautiful Larch forest and a beautiful Trail
More examples
- Unlike most conifers, larches lose their needles each fall.
- Small cones hang from the branches of the larch.
- Soft green needles appear on the larch in spring.
Forms
larch · larches
Similar words
- tamarack
- Names a North American larch, not every larch species.