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larch

Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːtʃ/

The English word “larch” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves in fascicles.
  2. Wood of the larch.

Etymology

From early modern German Larche, Lärche, from Middle High German larche, from Old High German larihha, from Proto-West Germanic *larikā, an early borrowing from Latin larix, from Ancient Greek λάριξ (lárix), itself possibly of Gaulish origin.

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