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latschen

latschen noun: synonym of krummholz (“dense low matted bushes at the tree-line”).

Noun

latschen (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of krummholz (“dense low matted bushes at the tree-line”).
    • At first he was partly hidden among the latschen, then his hind-quarters, quite black, emerged from the dark green bushes, as he slowly moved on, perfectly unconscious of our neighbourhood.1853, Charles Boner, Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria, page 286
    Synonyms:
    krummholz

Synonyms of latschen

Origin of latschen

Borrowed from German Latsche.

Questions about latschen

What does latschen mean?
Latschen means synonym of krummholz (“dense low matted bushes at the tree-line”).
What part of speech is latschen?
Latschen is a noun.

Words near latschen in the dictionary

  1. latrunculid
  2. latrunculids
  3. latrunculin
  4. latrunculins
  5. lats
  6. latschen
  7. Latshaw
  8. Latshaws
  9. Latson
  10. Latsons
  11. Latta

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