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tacamahac

[ tak-uh-muh-hak ]

noun

  1. any of several resinous substances, used in incenses, ointments, etc.
  2. any tree, as of the genera Bursera and Populus, yielding such a product.


tacamahac

/ ˈtækəməˌhæk /

noun

  1. any of several strong-smelling resinous gums obtained from certain trees, used in making ointments, incense, etc
  2. any tree yielding this resin, esp the balsam poplar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tacamahac1

1570–80; < Mexican Spanish tecama ( ha ) ca < Nahuatl tecamac resin used in medicine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tacamahac1

C16: from Spanish tacamahaca, from Nahuatl tecomahca aromatic resin
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Example Sentences

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.

Nor is the balsam-poplar, or tacamahac, less delightfully fragrant, especially while the gummy buds are just beginning to unfold; this is an elegant growing tree, where it has room to expand into boughs.

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