单词 | tragacanth |
释义 | Word Frequency tragacanth(ˈtræɡəˌkænθ) noun 1. 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 2. the gum obtained from any of these plants, used in the manufacture of pills and lozenges, etc Word origin C16: from French tragacante, from Latin tragacantha goat's thorn, from Greek tragakantha, from tragos goat + akantha thorn |
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