tam·a·rack (t m  -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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| Noun | 1. |  tamarack - medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly barklarch tree, larch - any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves |
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