English > larch: 2 senses > noun 2, plantMeaning | Any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves. |
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Synonym | larch tree |
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Member of | Larix, genus Larix | larches |
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Narrower | American larch, tamarack, black larch, Larix laricina | medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark |
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European larch, Larix decidua | tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales |
Siberian larch, Larix siberica, Larix russica | medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves |
subalpine larch, Larix lyallii | medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains |
western larch, western tamarack, Oregon larch, Larix occidentalis | tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones |
Broader | conifer, coniferous tree | Any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones |
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Substances | larch | wood of a larch tree |
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Spanish | alerce |
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Catalan | làrix |
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