Tacamahac

Tacamahac

Tacamahac is the name of medicinal resins, now little used, obtained from several plant sources including "Calophyllum tacamahaca" and "Calophyllum inophyllum".

The word has sometimes been regarded, apparently wrongly, as a synonym of balm of Gilead.

External links

* [http://www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/usdisp/calophyllum.html U. S. Dispensatory, 1918] (Henriette's Herbal Homepage)


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(Populus balsamifera)


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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tacamahac — [tak′ə mə hak΄ətak′ə mə hak΄] n. [Sp tacamahaca, earlier tecomahaca < Nahuatl tecomahca, lit., stinking copal] 1. a strong smelling gum resin used in ointments and incenses 2. any of several trees, as the balsam poplar, yielding this resin:… …   English World dictionary

  • tacamahac — balzaminė tuopa statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gluosninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Populus balsamifera), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • tacamahac poplar — balzaminė tuopa statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gluosninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Populus balsamifera), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • tacamahac — noun Etymology: Spanish tacamahaca, from Nahuatl tecamac medicinal resin Date: 1739 balsam poplar …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tacamahac — /tak euh meuh hak /, n. 1. any of several resinous substances, used in incenses, ointments, etc. 2. any tree, as of the genera Bursera and Populus, yielding such a product. 3. See balsam poplar. Also, tacamahaca /tak euh meuh hak euh/, tacmahack …   Universalium

  • tacamahac — n. Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • tacamahac — tac·a·ma·hac …   English syllables

  • tacamahac — tac•a•ma•hac [[t]ˈtæk ə məˌhæk[/t]] n. balsam poplar • Etymology: 1570–80; < Sp tecama(ha)ca < Nahuatl tecamac …   From formal English to slang

  • tacamahac — /ˈtækəməhæk/ (say takuhmuhhak) noun 1. any of certain resinous substances used in incenses, ointments, etc. 2. any tree yielding such a product. 3. (in North America) the balsam poplar, Populus balsamifera. Also, tacamahaca. {Spanish tacama(ha)ca …  

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