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- [tam-uh-rak]
- /ˈtæm əˌræk/
- /ˈtæ.mə.ræk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tam-uh-rak]
- /ˈtæm əˌræk/
Definitions of tamarack word
- noun tamarack an American larch, Larix laricina, of the pine family, having a reddish-brown bark and crowded clusters of blue-green needles and yielding a useful timber. 1
- noun tamarack any of several related, very similar trees. 1
- noun tamarack the wood of these trees. 1
- noun tamarack tree: type of larch 1
- noun tamarack any of several North American larches, esp Larix laricina, which has reddish-brown bark, bluish-green needle-like leaves, and shiny oval cones 0
- noun tamarack the wood of any of these trees 0
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Origin of tamarack
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805, Americanism; compare Canadian French tamarac; assumed to be of Algonquian orig.
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Parts of speech for Tamarack
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tamarack popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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