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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