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Tacamahaca [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

2. TA'CE, from Latin taceo, a term used in Italian music, directing to be silent.

Tacamahaca [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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