As nouns the difference between larch and hackmatack
is that larch is (countable) a coniferous tree, of genus larix , having deciduous leaves, in fascicles while hackmatack is a larch, a tree of the species (taxlink).
larch
English
Noun
(es)
(countable) A coniferous tree, of genus Larix , having deciduous leaves, in fascicles.
(uncountable) The wood of the larch.
hackmatack
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A larch, a tree of the species (taxlink).
A , a tree of the species (taxlink).
Synonyms
* (larch) tamarack, tacamahac
Quotations
* 1867 , Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1866 , page 483:
*: The hackmatack is remarkable for having a principle root, which sometimes equals in size the trunk to which it belongs.
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