Tamarack Definition

tămə-răk
noun
An American larch tree (Larix laricina), usually found in swamps.
Webster's New World
The wood of this tree.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • American larch
  • Larix laricina
  • black larch

Other Word Forms of Tamarack

Noun

Singular:
tamarack
Plural:
tamaracks

Origin of Tamarack

  • In the 19th century, some authorities questioned if tacamahac, tamarack, and hackmatack could be cognate to one another, perhaps all corruptions of one term, but such cognancy is unlikely.

    From Wiktionary

  • Canadian French tamarac probably of Algonquian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Believed to derive from an Algonquian word.

    From Wiktionary

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