Meaning Of The Word Tragacanth

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tragacanth in American English
a white or reddish, tasteless and odorless gum, used in pharmacy, calico printing, etc.
noun: a gummy substance derived from various low, spiny, Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Astragalus, of the legume family, esp. A. gummifer: used to impart firmness to pills and lozenges, stiffen calicoes, etc

tragacanth in British English
noun: any of various spiny leguminous plants of the genus Astragalus, esp A. gummifer, of Asia, having clusters of white, yellow, or purple flowers, and yielding a substance that is made into a gum

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