Larix

See also: larix and làrix

Translingual

Larix decidua Mill., European larch

geographic distribution of Larix and selected species

Etymology

From Latin larix (“larch”), from Ancient Greek λάριξ (lárix).

Proper noun

Larix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pinaceae – larch trees, characterized by fascicles of small deciduous leaves, and reflexed cones with persistent scales, native to cool and cold zones of the northern hemisphere.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Pinaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Larix decidua (European larch) – type species; Larix gmelinii (Daurian larch), Larix griffithii (Sikkim larch), Larix himalaica, Larix kaempferi (Japanese larch), Larix kongboensis (Kongbo larch), Larix laricina (tamarack larch), Larix lyallii (subalpine larch), Larix mastersiana (Masters's larch), Larix occidentalis (western larch), Larix potaninii (Chinese larch), Larix principis-rupprechtii (Prince Rupprecht's larch), Larix sibirica (Siberian larch), Larix speciosa (Burmese larch) – species; Larix × czekanowskii, Larix × marschlinsii – nothospecies

Derived terms

• (genus): Pseudolarix

References

• Larix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Larix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Larix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Larix at USDA Plants database
• Larix at Gymnosperms Database