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larch tree

DEFINITIONS OF: larch tree

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n any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves

Synonyms:
larch
Types:
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American larch, Larix laricina, black larch, tamarack
medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
Larix occidentalis, Oregon larch, western larch, western tamarack
tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree
Larix lyallii, subalpine larch
medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related to Larix occidentalis
European larch, Larix decidua
tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales
Larix russica, Larix siberica, Siberian larch
medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation
Type of:
conifer, coniferous tree
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
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