TACAMAHAC

Etymology

Noun

tacamahac (countable and uncountable, plural tacamahacs)

A bitter balsamic resin or resinous exudation obtained from tropical American trees of the family Burseraceae (Bursera tomentosa and Icica tacamahaca), from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, or from the balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera).

Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera).

Synonyms

• (the balsam poplar): hackmatack, tamarack

Source: Wiktionary


Tac"a*ma*hac`, 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.)

Definition: Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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