noun
- plural of hackmatack; a larch tree, especially the American larch or tamarack, valued for its tough wood
Usage: chiefly North American; also called tamarack or eastern larch
Examples
- The shipbuilder selected hackmatacks for the frame because of their strength and resistance to rot.
- Hackmatacks grow in swampy areas throughout northeastern North America.
- The dense wood of hackmatacks made them ideal for constructing ship timbers.
- Early colonists harvested hackmatacks to build sturdy wooden vessels.
- The hackmatacks in the wetland provided both timber and wildlife habitat.