Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Larch (larch) , noun

[Compare Old English larege (Cotgrave), Italian larice, Sp. larice, alerce, German larche; all from Latin larix, -icis, Greek la`rix.]

The European larch is Larix Europaa. The American or black larch is Larix Americana, the hackmatack or tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping, graceful appearance.