Hackmatack

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hackmatack
       n : poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped
           leaves [syn: {balsam poplar}, {tacamahac}, {Populus
           balsamifera}]