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tamarack

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tam·a·rack  (tm-rk)
n.
A deciduous North American larch tree (Larix laricina) having short needles borne on spur shoots.

[Canadian French tamarac, probably of Algonquian origin.]

tamarack [ˈtæməˌræk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several North American larches, esp Larix laricina, which has reddish-brown bark, bluish-green needle-like leaves, and shiny oval cones
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of any of these trees
[from Algonquian]
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Noun1.tamarack - medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly barktamarack - medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
larch tree, larch - any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves


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