"tragacanth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tragacanths [plural]
Etymology: From Latin tragacantha, from Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”). Doublet of adragant. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|tragacantha}} Latin tragacantha, {{der|en|grc-koi|τραγάκανθα||tragacanth}} Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”), {{der|en|grc|τράγος||he-goat}} Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat”), {{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. Wikipedia link: tragacanth Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gums and resins Synonyms: E413 when used as a thickener, stabiliser and emulsifier 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 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), 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), kitre zamkı (Turkish), kitre sakızı (Turkish), kitre gamı (Turkish), taragakant (english: and with the like specifiers) (Turkish)

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tragacanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adraganta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adraganto"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
      "word": "kitre"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
      "word": "kitre zamkı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
      "word": "kitre sakızı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
      "word": "kitre gamı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "english": "and with the like specifiers",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "milkvetch gum",
      "word": "taragakant"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tragacanth"
}

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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": nakaʕa vs. nakaʔa",
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