tragacantha

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

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.