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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tragacanth \trag"acanth\, n. l. tragacanthum tragacanth,
tragacantha the plant producing tragacanth, gr. ? ? a he-goat
+ ? a thorn: cf. f. tragacanthe.
a kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub
astragalus gummifer of western asia, and other species of
astragalus. it comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or
filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly
swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a
substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. called
also gum tragacanth.
1913 webster
see also:
astragalus gummifer gum tragacanth
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dracanth \dra"canth\, n.
a kind of gum; -- called also gum tragacanth, or
tragacanth. see tragacanth.
1913 webster
see also:
gum tragacanth tragacanth tragacanth
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
tragacanth
n : a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing
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