larch
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- noun
- /lɑrtʃ/
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madera de alerce
- This wooden deck is built from larch, making it durable against the elements.
Examples
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The frame was made of squared larch trunks.
Fiction book (2000) -
The carpenter chose larch for the outdoor furniture because of its natural resistance to decay.
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They selected larch wood to create the beams for the new cabin due to its strength and longevity.
Compounds
- US
A medium-sized North American tree with needles that turn yellow in autumn and rust-brown bark
A medium-sized tree from Canada and northern United States with scaly brown bark and golden-yellow leaves in autumn
- US
A tall tree from western North America with pale green needles and cones grown for its wood
A medium-sized tree with soft bright-green needles that fall in autumn, used for its wood and in gardens
- Specialized
A medium-sized mountain tree in the Rocky Mountains with soft needles that turn golden in autumn
- Specialized
A tall North American tree with needles that turn golden in autumn and long cones, valued for strong wood
How Durable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Larch as the name for the wood comes from the same old Latin name larix, because people long used this 'tree' for strong timber in boats and buildings. So larch can mean the tough, long-lasting 'wood' as well as the tree.