Hackmack

/ˈhæk.mæk/ noun

Definition

A type of ornamental larch tree (tamarack) valued for its wood, or the tree itself.

Etymology

From Algonquian languages, likely from a word meaning 'wood' or 'tree.' The term entered English through contact with Native Americans in northeastern North America who used the tree for various purposes.

Kelly Says

This beautiful tree was so important to early North American settlers that they borrowed its name directly from Indigenous languages—it's one of the few conifers that loses its needles in winter, looking like it's dead when it's actually just sleeping.

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