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Look up: Larch

  1. Larch
    (Larix) Larix, also known as the Larch, Tamarack or Hackmatack, is a coniferous (cone-bearing) tree, which lose their needles in autumn. The Larches grow in northern regions, or at high altitudes in the mountainous parts of temperate countries. They are found throughout central Europe, the Himalayas, China, Korea, Japan, Siberia and North America. They are very beautiful in the spring with their light green, young leaves and female flowers, which are usually pink. The needles are pretty soft, sl...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/larix.html

  2. Larch
    The larch is a tree of the pinaceae family.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. larch
    [n] - wood of a larch tree 2. [n] - any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Larch
    An extremely durable wood used for rough work. It warps a lot when dried, but can be polished to a fine finish when dry.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  5. Larch
    The Larch Project develops aids for formal specifications. Each Larch specification has two components: an interface containing predicates written in the LIL (Larch Interface Language) designed for the target language and a 'trait' containing assertions about the predicates written in LSL, the Larch Shared Language common to all. ['The Larch Family...
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  6. larch
    a deciduous coniferous tree of the genus Larix,with bright foliage and producing tough timber Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. larch
    Yellowish to reddish-brown timber used for the carcass work of case furniture in the late 18thC. It is fairly hard and durable, but has a tendency to warp.
    Found on http://www.antique-crafts.co.uk/glossary

  8. Larch
    Larch (lärch) noun [ Confer Middle English larege (Cotgrave), Italian larice , Spanish larice , alerce , German lärche ; all from Latin larix , - icis , Greek la`rix .] (Botany) A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle ). The European larch is Larix Europæa ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/14

  9. larch
    <botany> 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. La ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. larch
    larch tree noun any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Larch
    `Larches` are conifers in the genus `Larix`, in the family Pinaceae. They are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the far north, and high on mountains further south. Larches are among the dominant plants in the immense boreal forests of Russia and Canada. They are deciduous trees, growing from 15-50 m tall. The shoots are dimorphic, with growth divided into long shoots typically 10-50 cm long and bearing se...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larch

  12. Larch
    • (n.) A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle).
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. larch
    any of about 10 to 12 species of coniferous trees constituting the genus Larix of the family Pinaceae, native to cool temperate and sub-Arctic parts ... [9 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/16

  14. larch
    larch, any tree of the genus Larix, conifers of the family Pinaceae (pine family), which are unusual in that they are not evergreen. The various species are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Needles of the larches are mostly borne in characteristic radiating clusters. A western American...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08288


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