Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tragacantha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tra-ga-can-tha
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The plant (of genus Astragalus) from which tragacanth gum is extracted.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does tragacantha mean?
The plant (of genus Astragalus) from which tragacanth gum is extracted.

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