larch

noun

1. any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
2. the wood of such a tree.

noun

1. 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

n.1540s, from German Lärche, from Middle High German larche, from Old High German *larihha, from Latin larix (genitive laricis), probably a loan-word from an Alpine Gaulish language, corresponding phonetically to Old Celtic *darik- “oak” (see Druid and tree).