tragacantha

trăgăcantha, ae, f., = τραγάκανθα,

• goat’s-thorn, tragacanth-bush: Astragalus tragacantha, Linn.; Plin. 13, 21, 36, § 115; 26, 14, 87, § 140; 30, 9, 23, § 78.

tragacantha, ae, f. (τραγάκανθα), Bocksdorn, Tragantstaude, Tragant (Astragalus Tragacantha, L.), Cels. 5, 2 u.a. Plin. 13, 115 u.a. – Dav. tragacanthum (tragacantum), ī, n. = Tragantgummi, Cels. 4, 9 (4, 4, 3). p. 132, 13 u. 5, 13. p. 164, 23 D. Scrib. Larg. 78 u. 108. Veget. mul. 5, 64, 6. – daraus zsgz. tragantum (tracanthum), ī, n., Pelagon. veterin. 6 (84. 85. 94 Ihm) u.ö. Veget. mul. 2, 4. Th. Prisc. de diaet. 9: dragantum geschr., Plin. Val. 1, 47 u. 50. Th. Prisc. 2. chr. 9 u. 16.

tragacantha, ~um [CL < τραγάκανθα], spiny Eurasian shrub of the genus Astragulus, tragacanth. b gum exuded from tragacanth, gum tragacanth. mirabolani temperentur ‥ in lacte amigdalarum dulcium ‥ cum mucillagine draganti vel psilii facta in aqua liquiricie Gad. 5. 2; tragagantum est radix lata et lignosa, virgas habens breves et fortes ‥ in quibus ‥ folia sunt plurima et minuta que circa se spinas ‥ habent [Diosc. III 20] Alph. 182; [herbes:] †bragagantum [l. dragagantum], i. dragagant WW.  b tragagantus, i. similis gumma Gl. Laud. 1494; arbore desudans dragagantum [gl.: species aromatica] sole rigescit / sicca salutifero pectora rore rigans Garl. Epith. IV 263; dragantum secundum Platearium et Avicennam est gummi cujusdam arboris cujus humor ‥ actione caloris ‥ indurescit Bart. Angl. XVII 51; dragantum, gummi ‥ cujus triplex est maneries, sc. dragantum album ‥ subrufum et citrinum Alph. 48; recipe ‥ seminis papaveris albi, dragaganti, gummi arabici ana ʒ ij J. Mirfield Brev. 84.

trăgăcantha, æ, f. (τραγάκανθα), espèce dʼastragale [plante] : Plin. 13, 115 ; 26, 140.