- hackmatack
- (HAK-mah-tak) [Western Abenaki] The tamarack tree, a larch of the pine family.
Dictionary of foreign words and phrases. Mary Varchaver and Frank Ledlie Moore. 2012.
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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
hackmatack — ☆ hackmatack [hak′mə tak΄ ] n. [< AmInd (Algonquian)] 1. TAMARACK 2. BALSAM POPLAR 3. the wood of these trees … English World dictionary
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 — [ 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
