latschen

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noun

Synonym of krummholz (“dense low matted bushes at the tree-line”).

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krummholz
OriginGerman Latsche →
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Meanings

nounlatschen (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym 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 & antonyms

nounSynonym of krummholz (“dense low matted bushes at the tree-line”).

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krummholz

Origin

  1. GermanLatsche
  2. Englishlatschen

Borrowed from German Latsche.

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APA

latschen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latschen

MLA

“latschen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latschen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “latschen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latschen.

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