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trag·a·canth
\ˈtrajəˌkan(t)th, -ˌkaa(ə)n- also -_kən- sometimes -agə(ˌ)k- or -aigə or -gə(ˌ)s-\ noun
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Etymology: Middle French tragacanthe, tragacanth, from Latin tragacantha, from Greek tragakantha, from tragos he-goat + akantha thorn — more at tragedy, acanth-
1. : a gum that is obtained as a dried exudate from various Asiatic or East European plants of the genus Astragalus (especially A. gummifer), that is constituted of bassorin and tragacanthin, that swells in water to a gel, and that is used chiefly as an emulsifying, suspending, and thickening agent and also as a demulcent and excipient for pills
2. : a plant yielding tragacanth |