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larix|ˈlærɪks|
Also 8 laryx. β. 6 larnix, 7 larinx, 8 -ynx.
[L. (see larch).]
1. a. = larch. Also attrib., as larix tree, larix wood. (Now only Sc.: cf. larick.)
1572J. Jones Bathes of Bath ii. 12 b, The oke trees, pyne trees, larnix [sic] trees, fir trees, ash trees. 1578Lyte Dodoens vi. xcii. 775 Of the larche or larix tree. 1611Cotgr., Larege, the Larch, or Larinx tree. 1626Bacon Sylva §642 The Mosse of the Larix Tree burneth also sweet, and sparkleth in the Burning. 1744Drummond Trav. i. (1754) 16 The larynx is as frequent upon the mountains in this country, as the white pine, or common Scotch fir. 1770–4A. Hunter Georg. Ess. (1803) I. 515 A small summer-house finished with Larix wood. 1791T. Newte Tour Eng. & Scot. 240 Plane trees, poplars, birches, limes, larixes. 1805Forsyth Beauties Scotl. I. 429 They [squirrels] attack the young Scotch firs, but more particularly the larix and elm. 1842J. Aiton Domest. Econ. (1857) 163 Gates should be made of..Larix wood.
‖b. Bot. The genus of coniferous trees to which the larches belong.
†2. The herb Camphorosma monspeliacum. Obs.
1548Turner Names of Herbes 26 Chamepeuce is a very rare herbe..it may be called in Englishe Alpeare or Petie Larix. 1624–61Davenport City Nightcap i. 2 Beauty, like the Herb Larix, is cool i' th' water, But hot i' th' stomack. |