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Webster 1913 Edition


Hackmatack

Hack′ma-tackˊ

(hăk′mȧ-tăkˊ)
,
Noun.
[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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hackmatack

HACK'MATACK

,
Noun.
The popular name of the red larch, the Pinus microcarpa.