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De - Pt| English Dictionary: tacamahac | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for tacamahac | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Tacamahac \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}). | |
