transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtra-jə-ˌkan(t)th, ˈtra-gə-, -kən(t)th; also ]
ˈtra-gə-ˌsan(t)th noun
Etymology: Middle French tragacanthe, from Latin tragacantha, from Greek tragakantha, from tragos goat + akantha thorn
Date: 1573
: a gum obtained from various Asian or East European plants (genus Astragalus and especially A. gummifer ) of the legume family that swells in water and is used chiefly as an emulsifying, suspending, or thickening agent