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Word: Tragacanth
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French tragacante, via Latin from Greek tragakantha ‘goat's thorn’, from tragos ‘goat’ (because it is browsed by goats) + akantha ‘thorn’ (referring to the shrub's spines)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtraɡəkanθ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a white or reddish plant gum, used in the food, textile, and pharmaceutical industries.
Short Definition:white or reddish plant gum, used in food, textile, and pharmaceutical industries
Variant Forms:
- gum tragacanth
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