tacamahac

2 definitions found

tacamahac - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 (Elaphrium tomentosum and
        Elaphrium Tacamahaca), and also from East Indian trees
        of the genus Calophyllum; also, the resinous exhudation
        of the balsam poplar.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in
        North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead
        (Populus balsamifera).
        [1913 Webster]

tacamahac - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tacamahac
      n 1: poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-
           shaped leaves [syn: balsam poplar, hackmatack,
           tacamahac, Populus balsamifera]