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Noun [English]

Forms: tragacanths [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τρᾰ́γω (trắgō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos) Proto-Hellenic *akā́ Ancient Greek ἀκή (akḗ) Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) Pre-Greek? Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha) Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha) Latin tragacantha English tragacanth From Latin tragacantha, from Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “goat”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”). Doublet of adragant. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:uder|la:tragacantha<ety:uder<grc-koi:τραγάκανθα<t:tragacanth>>>|text=3|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek τρᾰ́γω (trắgō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos) Proto-Hellenic *akā́ Ancient Greek ἀκή (akḗ) Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) Pre-Greek? Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha) Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha) Latin tragacantha English tragacanth [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἀκή", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "flower", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "flower", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "bloom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂endʰ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂éndʰos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*ántʰos", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἄνθος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" }, { "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Pre-Greek", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qsb-grc" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἄκανθα", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Koine Greek", "term" : "τραγάκανθα", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc-koi" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "tragacantha", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "tragacanth", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="tragacanth"> From Latin tragacantha, from Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “goat”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”)., {{doublet|en|adragant}} Doublet of adragant Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tragacanth (countable and uncountable, plural tragacanths)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: E413 when used as a thickener, stabiliser and emulsifier Derived forms: tragacanthin Translations (milkvetch gum): كَثِيرَاء (kaṯīrāʔ) [feminine] (Arabic), نَكَأَة f ~ نَكَعَة (nakaʔa) [feminine, obsolete] (Arabic), ܐܢܩܬ ܐܝܠܐ (ʾanqaṯ ʾaylā) [Classical-Syriac, masculine] (Aramaic), adraganta [feminine] (Catalan), adragant [masculine] (Catalan), 黃芪膠 /黄芪胶 (huángqíjiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 石燕 (shíyàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 石燕干 (shíyàngān) (Chinese Mandarin), tragantti (Finnish), Tragant [masculine] (German), נְכֹאת (nəḵōṯ) [feminine] (Hebrew), katira (Malay), getah anggur (Malay), dragan (Old Slovak), گز (gaz) (Persian), کتیرا (katirâ) (Persian), tragakanta [feminine] (Polish), tragant [masculine] (Polish), alcatira [feminine] (Portuguese), tragacanta [feminine] (Portuguese), adraganta [feminine] (Portuguese), alquitira [feminine] (Spanish), tragacanta [feminine] (Spanish), adraganta [feminine] (Spanish), adraganto [masculine] (Spanish), kitre (Turkish)

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      "word": "Tragant"
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      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
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      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
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      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
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      "code": "tr",
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