TACAMAHACS

Noun

tacamahacs

plural of tacamahac

Source: Wiktionary


TACAMAHAC

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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