tamara

[E. Indian.) A term applied to a spice consisting of equal parts of cinnamon, cloves, and coriander seeds, with half the quantity of aniseed and fennel seed, all powdered. It is a favorite condiment with Italians. tăm-a-răck, s. [The Canadian Indian name.) Bot.: The American or Black Larch, Larix pen dula or american a , called also Abies pendula . It has weak and drooping branches, which sometimes take root, forming a natural arch. The leaves are clustered and deciduous, the cones oblong with numerous spreading scales. It constitutes a fea ture of the forests in Canada and the Northern United States. Its timber is valuable, but le so than the larch. It is cultivated in Europe, being more graceful and greener than the Common Larch.