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Astragalus


As-trag′a-lus

,
Noun.
[L. See
Astragal
.]
1.
(Anat.)
The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.
2.
(Bot.)
A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe
Galegeæ
, containing numerous species, two of which are called, in English,
milk vetch
and
licorice vetch
.
Gum tragacanth
is obtained from different oriental species, particularly the
Astragalus gummifer
and
Astragalus verus
.
3.
(Arch.)
See
Astragal
, 1.

Definition 2024


Astragalus

Astragalus

See also: astragalus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Astragalus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the milk-vetches.

Hypernyms

astragalus

astragalus

See also: Astragalus

English

Noun

astragalus (plural astragali)

  1. (anatomy) The anklebone.
  2. An herb of genus Astragalus.

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