tacamahac

/tak-uh-muh-hak/US // ˈtæk ə məˌhæk //UK // (ˈtækəməˌhæk) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : any of several resinous substances, used in incenses, ointments, etc.
- : any tree, as of the genera Bursera and Populus, yielding such a product.
- : balsam poplar.

Tacamahac, tak′a-ma-hak, n. a gum-resin yielded by several tropical trees.
Nearly a world tree is this poplar, which in some one of its variable forms is called also tacamahac, and balsam poplar as well.
The camp had been placed under a beautiful tree—the tacamahac, or balsam poplar.
The camp had been placed under a beautiful tree—the tacamahac, or balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera).