Thesaurus: tragacanth

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1. n. 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.
2. n. a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing
3. 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.
4. A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub(Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species ofAstragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes orfilaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly swells into amucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum arabic inmedicine and the arts. Called also gum tragacanth.
5. n. a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing