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单词 alerce
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Definition of alerce in English:

alerce

noun əˈləːsiəˈlərsə
  • A cypress tree that is valued for its timber.

    山达木

    Several species in the family Cupressaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Edenic Río Manso Valley, at the southern tip of South America, is pure Patagonia - high, open country surrounded by ancient alerce forests (think redwoods) and populated by gauchos and trout.
    • Alerces are in the same family as the redwoods of California, and one of the primary goals of the park is to protect the remaining Alerces.
    • Although the alerce (larch) is the dominant tree, the park also has other species.
    • The alerce is unique to the coastal temperate rainforests of southern Chile and the mountains of western Argentina.
    • Alerce have been known to age in excess of 3,000 years, making them the second oldest tree on earth next to the white pine in California.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Spanish, 'larch'.

Definition of alerce in US English:

alerce

nounəˈlərsə
  • A cypress tree that is valued for its timber.

    山达木

    Several species in the family Cupressaceae, in particular the sandarac tree (Tetraclinis articulata) of southern Spain and northwestern Africa, from which the resin sandarac is obtained

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Alerce have been known to age in excess of 3,000 years, making them the second oldest tree on earth next to the white pine in California.
    • The alerce is unique to the coastal temperate rainforests of southern Chile and the mountains of western Argentina.
    • Although the alerce (larch) is the dominant tree, the park also has other species.
    • The Edenic Río Manso Valley, at the southern tip of South America, is pure Patagonia - high, open country surrounded by ancient alerce forests (think redwoods) and populated by gauchos and trout.
    • Alerces are in the same family as the redwoods of California, and one of the primary goals of the park is to protect the remaining Alerces.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Spanish, ‘larch’.

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