any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, having deciduous needle-like leaves and egg-shaped cones: family Pinaceae
2.
the wood of any of these trees
Word origin
C16: from German Lärche, ultimately from Latin larix
larch in American English
(lɑrtʃ)
noun
1.
any of a genus (Larix) of trees of the pine family, found in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, bearing cones and needlelike leaves that are shed annually