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| trag·a·canth [ trággə kànth, trájjə kànth ] (plural trag·a·canths) |
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1. natural gum: a reddish or white gum extracted from a plant grown in Asia. Use: pills, adhesives, textile printing, stabilizer, thickener for sauces.
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2. plant yielding tragacanth: a plant from which tragacanth is obtained, especially a spiny Asian plant with white, yellow, or purple flowers. Genus Astragalus.
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| [Late 16th century. Via French< Greek tragakantha "goat's thorn" < tragos "goat" + akantha "thorn"] |
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