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Definition of Tacamahac
1. Noun. Poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves.
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tacamahac
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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