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Definitions for Tragacanth
[1] a gummy substance derived from various low, spiny, Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Astragalus, of the legume family, especially A. gummifer: used to impart firmness to pills and lozenges, stiffen calicoes, etc.
[2] any of various spiny leguminous plants of the genus Astragalus , esp A. gummifer , of Asia, having clusters of white, yellow, or purple flowers, and yielding a substance that is made into a gum
[3] the gum obtained from any of these plants, used in the manufacture of pills and lozenges, etc
Words nearby Tragacanth
trafficability, trafficable, trafficator, trafficky, trafford, tragacanth, tragedian, tragedienne, tragedize, tragedy, tragic
Origin of Tragacanth
1565–75; < Latin tragacantha goat's thorn < Greek tragákantha, equivalent to trág(os ) goat + ákantha thorn. Cf. tragedy, acantho-
Word origin for Tragacanth
C16: from French tragacante , from Latin tragacantha goat's thorn, from Greek tragakantha , from tragos goat + akantha thorn