Larix Laricina (Noun)
Meaning
Medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The forest was dominated by larix laricina, with their distinctive conical shapes towering above the underbrush.
- The ranger identified the medium-sized evergreen as larix laricina, noting its broad crown and scaly rust-brown bark.
- Larix laricina thrived in the cold, moist soils of the Alaskan wilderness, where its unique characteristics gave it an adaptive edge.
- Scientists studying the larix laricina found that its needles turned a vibrant yellow before falling in the autumn.
- A naturalist writing about the trees of Canada praised the larix laricina for its beautiful rust-brown bark, which peeled off in large scales.