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tacamahack

tacamahack is the archaic 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

Questions about tacamahack

What is tacamahack the archaic form of?
Tacamahack is the archaic form of tacamahac.

Words near tacamahack in the dictionary

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

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