larch

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun wood of a larch tree
  2. noun any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves

Etymology

From early modern German Larche, Lärche, from Middle High German larche, from Old High German larihha, early borrowing from Latin larix, itself possibly of Gaulish origin. In the first century AD, Vitruvius wrote that the tree was given the Latin name "larigna" when the Romans discovered it at the town of Larignum.

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