tragacant

Meaning

1. (masculine) tragacanth (tree)
2. (masculine) tragacanth (gum)

Concepts

tragacanth

hog gum

Translations

gomme de dragon

gomme adragante

tragacanthe

tragacanto

Pronounced as (IPA)

[tɾə.ɣəˈkan]

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: tragacantha

In summary

Variant of tragacanta, a learned borrowing from Latin tragacantha, from Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”). Doublet of adragant.