gum dragon
noun
gum drag·on
¦gəm¦dragon,
-raig-
: tragacanth
Word History
Etymology
by folk etymology (influence of dragon) from earlier gum dragant, partial modification, partial translation of French gomme adragante, gomme adragant, from Middle French gomme adragant, from gomme gum + adragant tragacanth, alteration of tragacanthe, tragacanth