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.

Exact synonyms: Black Larch, Larix Laricina, Tamarack
Generic synonyms: Larch, Larch Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of American Larch

American hackberry
American harvest mouse
American hazel
American hellebore
American holly
American hop
American hornbeam
American hornbeams
American ivy
American jay
American jays
American kestrel
American kestrels
American lady crab
American language
American larch
American laurel
American laurels
American leishmaniasis
American licorice
American lime
American liquorice
American lobster
American lotus
American magpie
American maidenhair fern
American marten
American mastodon
American mastodont
American merganser

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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