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Definition of: tragacanth
(trag′ə·kanth) noun
1. A white or reddish gum obtained from various species of Old World leguminous herbs (genus Astragalus), especially A. gummifer of SW Asia: used in pharmacy and the arts.
2. Any of the shrubs yielding this gum. [<MF tragacante <L tragacantha <Gk. tragakantha a tragacanth shrub <tragos a male goat + akantha a thorn]
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