STupid Question: Mac OS X sytstem font

What is the main font name/type used in the Mac OS X enviroment. I don't know the name of it, I always thought it was "Tahoma", but am I just an idiot?

Lucida Grande I think is the font.
I'm not qualified to assess if you're an idiot or not. Insufficient data.
Regards
TD

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