tacamahac

tacamahac Definition

taca·ma·hac (tak′ə mə hak′)

noun

a strong-smelling gum resin used in ointments and incenses
any of several trees, as the balsam poplar, yielding this resin

Etymology: Sp tacamahaca, earlier tecomahaca < Nahuatl tecomahca, lit., stinking copal

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