tac|a|ma|hac

tac|a|ma|hac
tac|a|ma|hac «TAK uh muh hak», noun.
1. an aromatic gum resin, used in incense, in ointments, and formerly in medicines: a) (originally) a resin from a Mexican tree. b) (later) any similar resin from various trees of tropical America, Madagascar, or the East Indies. c) resin from the buds of the North American balsam poplar.
2. any one of these trees, especially the balsam poplar. Also, tacmahac, tacmahack.
╂[< Spanish tacamahaca < Nahuatl tecamaca]

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  • tac|a|ma|hac|a — «TAK uh muh HAK uh», noun. = tacamahac. (Cf. ↑tacamahac) …   Useful english dictionary

  • hac — tac·a·ma·hac; …   English syllables

  • tac|ma|hac — or tac|ma|hack «TAK muh hak», noun. = tacamahac. (Cf. ↑tacamahac) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tac|ma|hack — tac|ma|hac or tac|ma|hack «TAK muh hak», noun. = tacamahac. (Cf. ↑tacamahac) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tacamahac — tac·a·ma·hac …   English syllables

  • tacamahac — tac•a•ma•hac [[t]ˈtæk ə məˌhæk[/t]] n. balsam poplar • Etymology: 1570–80; < Sp tecama(ha)ca < Nahuatl tecamac …   From formal English to slang

  • Elaphrium Tacamahaca — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Elaphrium tomentosum — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Populus balsamifera — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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