Hackmatack

Hackmatack
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]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:
, , (Larix pendula or Larix Americana)


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  • hackmatack — amerikinis maumedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos medieninis, pluoštinis, vaistinis augalas (Larix laricina), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Larix laricina angl. American larch; eastern larch; hackmatack; red …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • hackmatack — balzaminė tuopa statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gluosninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Populus balsamifera), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • hackmatack — noun Etymology: earlier hakmantak, probably from Western Abenaki (Algonquian language of New Hampshire and Vermont) Date: 1792 tamarack …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hackmatack — /hak meuh tak /, n. 1. tamarack (def. 1). 2. See balsam poplar. [1765 75, Amer.; earlier hackmetack woods, hakmantak dense forest or interwoven shrubbery of tamarack or other conifers; prob < Western Abenaki] * * * …   Universalium

  • hackmatack — n. North American larch tree, tamarack; wood of this tree …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hackmatack —    (HAK mah tak) [Western Abenaki] The tamarack tree, a larch of the pine family …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • hackmatack — [ hakmətak] noun N. Amer. a tamarack or similar coniferous tree. Origin C18: perh. from W. Abnaki …   English new terms dictionary

  • hackmatack — n. Tamarack, American larch, black larch (Larix pendula or Larix Americana) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • hackmatack — hack·ma·tack …   English syllables

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