TAMARACK

Etymology

Noun

tamarack (countable and uncountable, plural tamaracks)

Any of several North American larches, of the genus Larix.

The wood from such a tree.

Synonyms

• hackmatack

• tacamahac

Source: Wiktionary


Tam"a*rack, n. (Bot.) (a) The American larch; also, the larch of Oregon and British Columbia (Larix occidentalis). See Hackmatack, and Larch. (b) The black pine (Pinus Murrayana) of Alaska, California, etc. It is a small tree with fine-grained wood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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