Tacamahaca

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tacamahac \Tac"a*ma*hac`\, Tacamahaca \Tac`a*ma*ha"ca\, n.
     1. A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American
        trees of the genus {Elaphrium} ({Elaphrium tomentosum} and
        {Elaphrium Tacamahaca}), and also from East Indian trees
        of the genus {Calophyllum}; also, the resinous exhudation
        of the balsam poplar.


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     2. (Bot.) Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in
        North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead
        ({Populus balsamifera}).
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