tacamahacEnglishOxford New American Dictionarytacamahac /ˈtak(ə)məˌhak, ˈtæk(ə)məˌhæk / ▸ noun another term for balsam poplar. – ORIGIN late 16th century (originally denoting the aromatic resin of Bursera simaruba: see elemi): from obsolete Spanish tacamahaca, from Aztec tecomahiyac.