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1. (n.) tragacanth
a gum of various Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Astragalus, of the legume family, used as a filler, as in pills, and to stiffen calico.
Etymology: (1565–75; < L tragacantha goat's thorn < Gk tragákantha=trág(os) goat +ákantha thorn)
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1. (noun) tragacanth
a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing
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1. (noun) tragacanth
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
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1. tragacanth
Powdered exudate from Astragalus gummifer and related plants. It forms gelatinous mass in water. Tragacanth is used as suspending agent, excipient or emulsifier in foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. It has also been used as a bulk-forming laxative.
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