tragacanth

Senso (Inglese)

A polysaccharide gum, extracted from several species of leguminous plants of the genus Astragalus, formerly used medicinally and now as a food additive. Also more fully gum tragacanth.

Concetti

dragante

adragante

sinonimi

gum arabic

hog gum

Traduzioni

gomme de dragon

gomme adragante

tragacanthe

tragacant

tragacanto

geven

kitre

kitre ağac

قتاد

zamk ağacı

كثيراء

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin tragacantha, from Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”). Doublet of adragant.