Word
Tragacanth
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
trag-a-canth
Definition
- 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.
- noun - A gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing
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