Astragalus gummifer

Astragalus gummifer
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, and other species of Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. Called also {gum tragacanth}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Astragalus gummifer — 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

  • Astragalus gummifer — 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)

  • Astragalus gummifer — ID 7979 Symbol Key ASGU Common Name gum tragacanth milkvetch Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Astragalus gummifer Labill. — Symbol ASGU Common Name gum tragacanth milkvetch Botanical Family Fabaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • 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]}, containing …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Astragalus verus — 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

  • Astragalus — This article is about the plant genus. For the ankle bone, see talus bone. Astragalus Astragalus tragacantha ssp. vicentinus Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Astragălus [2] — Astragălus (a. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie Papilionaceae Loteae Astragaleae Diadelphie Dekandrie L., mit fünfzähnigem Kelche, die Fahne der Schmetterlingsblume länger als Schiffchen u. Flügel, eine höckerige, meist zweifächerige Hülfe… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Astragalus — A genus of plants (family Leguminosae), notably A. mollissimus (locoweed) on the range lands of western North America, capable of taking selenium from the soil and causing poisoning in sheep, cattle, and horses. A. gummifer is a source of… …   Medical dictionary

  • 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

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