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balsam poplar

noun

a North American tree, Populus balsamifera, having sticky, resinous buds and shiny ovate leaves.

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Also called hackmatack, tacamahac.

Origin:
1780–90, Americanism

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balsam poplar

—n
	See also tacamahac a poplar tree, Populus balsamifera, of NE North America, having resinous buds and broad heart-shaped leaves

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