Lexic.us

Definition of Larch

1. Noun. Wood of a larch tree.

2. Noun. Any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves.

Definition of Larch

1. n. A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle).

Definition of Larch

1. Noun. A coniferous tree, of genus ''Larix'', having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle). ¹

2. Noun. The wood of the larch. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Larch

1. a coniferous tree [n -ES] : LARCHEN [adj]

Medical Definition of Larch

1. A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles. The European larch is Larix Europaea. The American or black larch is L. Americana, the hackmatack or tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping, graceful appearance. Origin: Cf. OE. Larege (Cotgrave), It.larice, Sp. Larice, alerce, G. Larche; all fr. L. Larix, -icis, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Larch

lar gibbon laramie group larb larbish larboard larboards larbs larcener larceners larcenies

larcenist larcenists larcenous larcenously larceny larch (current term) larch tree larchen larches larchlike

lard lard oil lardacein lardaceous lardaceous liver lardarse lardarses

Literary usage of Larch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1820)
"Some years elapsed before any more larch were planted at Dunkeld ... A few, however, were planted at Blair in that interval; but the larch planted between ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1864)
"The tincture is made from the inner bark of the larch tree, and its aste is ... Of the value of the tincture of larch as a remedy in the large •In.-s of ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"On exposed hill-sides, and other well-drained breezy localities, the larch Is little liable to failure from " rot " or any other cause. ..."

4. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"The date of the introduction of the larch into Britain is fixed by some ... The perfectly erect and regularly tapering stem of the larch, its" small ..."

5. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"larch was well known in the olden time, and was prized in Europe and the Orient. The two principal American species are also called tamarack and hackmatack. ..."

6. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
""The Athole frigate, built of it about 1818 ; the larch, a fine brig, built by the Duke of Athole several years earlier; and many other vessels, ..."

7. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The larch abounds on the Alps of Switzerland, on which it flourishes at an elevation of 5000 ft., and also on those of Tirol and Savoy, on the Carpathians, ..."

8. Manual of Tree Diseases by William Howard Rankin (1918)
"CHAPTER XXIII larch DISEASES THE three native species of larch or Larix are important ... The eastern and European larch are frequently used as ornamentals. ..."

Other Resources: