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[syn: balsam poplar, hackmatack, tacamahac, Populus balsamifera]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Poplar \Pop"lar\, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr.
L. populus poplar.] (Bot.)
1. Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which
is soft, and capable of many uses.
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Note: The aspen poplar is Populus tremula and Populus
tremuloides; Balsam poplar is Populus balsamifera;
Lombardy poplar (Populus dilatata) is a tall, spiry
tree; white poplar is Populus alba.
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2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also white
poplar. [U.S.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tacamahac \Tac"a*ma*hac`\, Tacamahaca \Tac`a*ma*ha"ca\, n.
1. A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American
trees of the genus Elaphrium (Elaphrium tomentosum and
Elaphrium Tacamahaca), and also from East Indian trees
of the genus Calophyllum; also, the resinous exhudation
of the balsam poplar.
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2. (Bot.) Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in
North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead
(Populus balsamifera).
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Balm \Balm\ (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F.
baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of
Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
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1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
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2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
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3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
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4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each
ill." --Mrs. Hemans.
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Balm cricket (Zool.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron
Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a
yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic
taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent
and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus
balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Populus balsamifera
n 1: poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-
shaped leaves [syn: balsam poplar, hackmatack,
tacamahac, Populus balsamifera]