tamarack

4 definitions found

tamarack - 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]

  Tamarack \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.
         [1913 Webster]

tamarack - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tamarack
      n 1: medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States
           including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown
           scaly bark [syn: American larch, tamarack, black larch
           , Larix laricina]

tamarack - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Tamarack, MN (city, FIPS 64156)
    Location: 46.65194 N, 93.11895 W
    Population (1990): 53 (48 housing units)
    Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 55787