About The Word Tacamahac
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Tacamahac
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What's The Definition Of Tacamahac?
[n] poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tacamahac: balsam poplar | hackmatack | Populus balsamifera Related Terms | Find terms related to Tacamahac: See Also | poplar | poplar tree Tacamahac In Webster's Dictionary \Tac"a*ma*hac`\, Tacamahaca \Tac`a*ma*ha"ca\, n.
1. A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American
trees of the genus {Elaphrium} ({E. tomentosum} and {E.
Tacamahaca}), and also from East Indian trees of the genus
{Calophyllum}; also, the resinous exhudation of the balsam
poplar.
2. (Bot.) Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in
North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead
({Populus balsamifera}).
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