Definition of Tacamahac

1. Noun. Poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves.

Exact synonyms: Balsam Poplar, Hackmatack, Populus Balsamifera
Generic synonyms: Poplar, Poplar Tree

Definition of Tacamahac

1. n. 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.

Definition of Tacamahac

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tacamahac

tabulating
tabulation
tabulations
tabulator
tabulators
tabule
tabuli
tabulis
tabulæ rasæ
tabun
tabuns
tabus
tac
tacahout
tacahouts
tacamahac (current term)
tacamahaca
tacamahacs
tacan
tacans
tacaribe complex viruses
tacaribe virus
tacaud
tace
taces
tacet
tach
tach up
tacharanite
tache

Literary usage of Tacamahac

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Analysis of Resins, Balsams and Gum-resins: The Chemistry and Pharmacognosis by Karl Dieterich (1901)
"tacamahac is generally called " West Indian anime " ; nevertheless, anime (qv and ... East Indian tacamahac (alba, orientalis) is a yellowish grey-brown, ..."

2. Trees and Shrubs: An Abridgment of the Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum by John Claudius Loudon (1875)
"SO.; Nl. plier liard, and also tacamahac, in Canada ; Balaam Pappel, Ger. Tne Sties. Plants of the male are in English gardens, ana trees are occasionally ..."

3. An Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"L SO.; Pall. plier llard, and alto tacamahac, in Canada • Balsam Pappel, Gtr. The Seret. Plants of the male are in English gardens, and trees are ..."

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