larch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun wood of a larch tree
  2. noun any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
    larch tree.

WordNet

Larch noun
Etymology
Cf. OE. larege (Cotgrave), It.larice, Sp. larice, alerce, G. lärche; all fr. L. larix, -icis, Gr. ().
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle). The European larch is Larix Europæa. The American or black larch is L. Americana, the hackmatack or tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping, graceful appearance.

Webster 1913