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alerce

alerce

Portuguese

Noun

alerce m (plural alerces)

(countable) larch (a coniferous tree)

Synonyms

larice, lariço

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْأَرْز ‎(al-ʾarz), from Classical Arabic أَرْز ‎(ʾarz, “cedar”).

Noun

alerce m ‎(plural alerces)

larch tree (trees of the genus Larix)
- Larix on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
the wood of the larch tree
Fitzroya cupressoides, a species of cypress tree
- Fitzroya cupressoides on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Synonyms

(Fitzroya cupressoides): ciprés de la Patagonia, lahuán

See also

alerce on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es