"tacamahac" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tacamahacs [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish, from Nahuatl thecomahaca, to use the spelling of Hernandez 1614. In European languages there was contamination between tacamahac and various Algonquian words containing the final Proto-Algonquian *-a·xkw- (“hardwood or deciduous tree”), including the sources of tamarack and hackmatack, as was already recognized by Chamberlain 1902. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{der|en|nah|tecomahaca|thecomahaca}} Nahuatl thecomahaca, {{der|en|alg-pro|*-a·xkw-||hardwood or deciduous tree}} Proto-Algonquian *-a·xkw- (“hardwood or deciduous tree”) Head templates: {{en-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). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gums and resins Categories (lifeform): Sapindales order plants, Willows and poplars
    Sense id: en-tacamahac-en-noun-rdbs8AYx Disambiguation of Gums and resins: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 46 54 Disambiguation of Willows and poplars: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
  2. Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gums and resins Categories (lifeform): Malpighiales order plants, Sapindales order plants, Willows and poplars
    Sense id: en-tacamahac-en-noun-gEFBhL0T Disambiguation of Gums and resins: 46 54 Disambiguation of Malpighiales order plants: 44 56 Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 46 54 Disambiguation of Willows and poplars: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tacamahaca Synonyms (the balsam poplar): hackmatack, tamarack
Disambiguation of 'the balsam poplar': 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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