Tamarack

5 definitions found

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

  Tamarack \Tam"a*rack\, n. (Bot.)
     (a) The American larch; also, the larch of Oregon and British
         Columbia ({Larix occidentalis}). See {Hackmatack}, and
         {Larch}.
     (b) The black pine ({Pinus Murrayana}) of Alaska, California,
         etc. It is a small tree with fine-grained wood.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tamarack
       n : medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States
           including Alaska having a broad conic crown and
           rust-brown scaly bark [syn: {American larch}, {black
           larch}, {Larix laricina}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Tamarack, MN (city, FIPS 64156)
    Location: 46.65194 N, 93.11895 W
    Population (1990): 53 (48 housing units)
    Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 55787

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Tamarack, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    59
     Housing Units (2000): 48
     Land area (2000):     3.598216 sq. miles (9.319337 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.598216 sq. miles (9.319337 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            64156
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             46.647713 N, 93.126321 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     55787
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Tamarack, MN
      Tamarack