{ Tac"a*ma*hac` (?), Tac`a*ma*ha"ca (?), }
n.1.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.
2.(Bot.)Any tree yielding tacamahac resin,
especially, in North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead
(Populus balsamifera).