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tacamahaca

tacamahaca is the alternative form of tacamahac.

Meaning of tacamahac

Noun

tacamahac (countable and uncountable, plural tacamahacs)

  1. A bitter balsamic resin or resinous exudation obtained from tropical American trees of the family Burseraceae (Bursera tomentosa and Icica tacamahaca), from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, or from the balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera).
  2. Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) or balm of Gilead.
    Synonyms:
    hackmatack, tamarack

Forms of tacamahaca

pluraltacamahacas

Questions about tacamahaca

What is tacamahaca the alternative form of?
Tacamahaca is the alternative form of tacamahac.

Words near tacamahaca in the dictionary

  1. tacaco
  2. tacacos
  3. tacahout
  4. tacalcitol
  5. tacamahac
  6. tacamahaca
  7. tacamahacas
  8. tacamahack
  9. tacamahacs
  10. TACAMO
  11. TACAN

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