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Definition of American larch
1. Noun. Medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark.
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Larch
Literary usage of American larch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The North American Sylva, Or, A Description of the Forest Trees, of the by François André Michaux, Augustus L Hillhouse (1819)
"... is commonly designated by the name of Hackmatack, but I have preferred that
of American larch, which is not unknown where the other is habitually used. ..."
2. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"The American larch is distributed generally in low lands or cold swamps from Newf.
... The twigs are stouter and yellower than those of the American larch, ..."
3. Forest Life and Forest Trees: Comprising Winter Camp-life Among the Loggers by John S. Springer (1851)
"Hickory.—The Fir-tree. —Spruce-tree—Its conical Form—Uses.—American larch—Success
of the Dukes of Athol in planting it on the Highlands of Scotland. ..."
4. Tree Planting on Streets and Highways by William Freeman Fox (1903)
"A row of White Pines, properly trimmed, might be used on a country road, and the
Tamarack, or American larch, looks well in the farmer's dooryard ; but all ..."
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