tamarack

[ tam-uh-rak ]

/ ˈtæm əˌræk /

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noun

an American larch, Larix laricina, of the pine family, having a reddish-brown bark and crowded clusters of blue-green needles and yielding a useful timber.

any of several related, very similar trees.

the wood of these trees.

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Origin of tamarack

First recorded in 1795–1805, Americanism; compare Canadian French tamarac; probably of Algonquian origin

Words nearby tamarack

Taman, tamandua, Tamar, tamara, Tamarac, tamarack, tamarao, tamarau, tamari, tamarillo, tamarin

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How to use tamarack in a sentence

Three times the stiff straight rods of the tamarack whipped her smartly across the face.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White
What were the thoughts of the man who leaned against a tall tamarack tree and watched the reclining figure as a cat does a mouse?
A Changed Heart|May Agnes Fleming
I noticed the tamarack on its banks, and the nymph odorata, scirpus lacustris, and Indian reed on the margin.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Then they carried a newly dipped pail of fresh spring water back to camp, for their first supper under the tamarack trees.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis

But over the bend on Tamarack Hill another girl slept fitfully.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis

British Dictionary definitions for tamarack

tamarack

/ (ˈtæməˌræk) /

noun

any of several North American larches, esp Larix laricina, which has reddish-brown bark, bluish-green needle-like leaves, and shiny oval cones

the wood of any of these trees

Word Origin for tamarack

C19: from Algonquian

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