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gum tragacanth

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gum tragacanth: see tragacanth tragacanth or gum tragacanth, gummy exudation from the leguminous shrub Astragalus gummifer and related pulse family plants of SE Europe and W Asia. It is obtained through incisions in the stem of the plant.
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