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Tacamahaca
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera).
(2):
(n.) A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American trees of the genus Elaphrium (E. tomentosum and E. Tacamahaca), and also from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum; also, the resinous exhudation of the balsam poplar.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tacamahaca'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tacamahaca.html. 1828.