- gum tragacanth
- noun Date: 1573 tragacanth
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gum tragacanth
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Gum tragacanth — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gum tragacanth — Tragacanth Trag a*canth, n. [L. tragacanthum tragacanth, tragacantha the plant producing tragacanth, Gr. ? ? a he goat + ? a thorn: cf. F. tragacanthe.] A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub ({Astragalus gummifer}) of Western Asia … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gum tragacanth — n TRAGACANTH * * * tragacanth … Medical dictionary
gum tragacanth — Dracanth Dra canth, n. A kind of gum; called also {gum tragacanth}, or {tragacanth}. See {Tragacanth}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gum-tragacanth — kaučiukinė kulkšnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Astragalus gummifer), paplitęs vakarų Azijoje. Naudojamas maisto papildams gaminti, iš jo gaunami lipai. atitikmenys: lot. Astragalus gummifer angl. gum… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Gum tragacanth — Astragalus As*trag a*lus, n. [L. See {Astragal}.] 1. (Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe {Galege[ae]} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gum tragacanth — gum′ trag′acanth n. pln tragacanth … From formal English to slang
gum tragacanth — tragacanth. [1565 75] * * * … Universalium
gum tragacanth — noun : tragacanth … Useful english dictionary
Gum — Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
