Thesaurus: tacamahac
Alt. of Tacamahaca
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- n. Alt. of Tacamahaca
- n. poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
- 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).
- n poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves