Tacamahac is a synonym of hackmatack.
As nouns the difference between tacamahac and hackmatack
is that tacamahac is a bitter balsamic resin or resinous exudation obtained from tropical american trees of the genus or from the (balsam poplar) while hackmatack is a larch, a tree of the species (taxlink).
tacamahac
Alternative forms
* tacamahaca
Noun
(
en noun)
A bitter balsamic resin or resinous exudation obtained from tropical American trees of the genus or from the (balsam poplar).
Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar or (balm of Gilead) ().
Synonyms
* (the balsam poplar) hackmatack, tamarack
References
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hackmatack
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A larch, a tree of the species (taxlink).
A , a tree of the species (taxlink).
Synonyms
* (larch) tamarack, tacamahac
Quotations
* 1867 , Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1866 , page 483:
*: The hackmatack is remarkable for having a principle root, which sometimes equals in size the trunk to which it belongs.
References