tacamahac

[ tak-uh-muh-hak ]

/ ˈtæk ə məˌhæk /

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.

Also tac·a·ma·hac·a

[tak-uh-muh-hak-uh] /ˌtæk ə məˈhæk ə/, tacmahack.

Origin of tacamahac

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

tabularize, tabulate, tabulator, tabun, tac, tacamahac, tacan, tace, tacet, tach, tache

Nearly a world tree is this poplar, which in some one of its variable forms is called also tacamahac, and balsam poplar as well.

Getting Acquainted with the Trees |J. Horace McFarland
The camp had been placed under a beautiful tree—the tacamahac, or balsam poplar.

Popular Adventure Tales |Mayne Reid
The camp had been placed under a beautiful tree—the tacamahac, or balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera).

The Young Voyageurs |Mayne Reid
Tacamahac, tak′a-ma-hak, n. a gum-resin yielded by several tropical trees.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various

tacamahac

/ (ˈtækəməˌhæk) /

any of several strong-smelling resinous gums obtained from certain trees, used in making ointments, incense, etc

any tree yielding this resin, esp the balsam poplar

C16: from Spanish tacamahaca, from Nahuatl tecomahca aromatic resin