TRAGACANTH


Meaning of TRAGACANTH in English

[trag.a.canth] n [MF tragacanthe, fr. L tragacantha, fr. Gk tragakantha, fr. tragos goat + akantha thorn] (1573): a gum obtained from various Asian or East European leguminous plants (genus Astragalus and esp. A. gummifer) that swells in water and is used chiefly as an emulsifying, suspending, or thickening agent

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