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astragalus

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a=strag=a=lus

WORDNET DICTIONARY

astragalus(n = noun.plant) genus astragalus - large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae; Array

is a kind of rosid dicot genus

is a member of papilionoideae, subfamily papilionoideae

astragalus(n = noun.body) anklebone, astragal, talus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint; Array

is a kind of bone, os

is a part of ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint

Derived form adjective astragalar₁

astragalus, n. [L. See Astragal.].

The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
See Astragal, 1. [1913 Webster]

astragalus, n. (pl. -li)
1 Anat. = TALUS(1).
2 Bot. a leguminous plant of the genus Astragalus, e.g. the milk-vetch.

Etymology

L f. Gk astragalos ankle-bone, moulding, a plant

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