hackmatack

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hackmatack - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hackmatack \Hack"ma*tack`\ (h[a^]k"m[.a]*t[a^]k`), n. [Of
     American Indian origin.] (Bot.)
     The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree
     with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained
     timber. Called also tamarack.
     [1913 Webster]

hackmatack - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hackmatack
      n 1: poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-
           shaped leaves [syn: balsam poplar, hackmatack,
           tacamahac, Populus balsamifera]