About The Word Astragalus
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Astragalus
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What's The Definition Of Astragalus?
[n] the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
[n] large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae Synonyms | Synonyms for Astragalus: anklebone | astragal | genus Astragalus | talus Related Terms | Find terms related to Astragalus: See Also | ankle | ankle joint | articulatio talocruralis | bone | milk vetch | milkvetch | mortise joint | os | Papilionoideae | rosid dicot genus | subfamily Papilionoideae Astragalus In Webster's Dictionary \As*trag"a*lus\, n. [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
{Galege[ae]}, 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 {A. gummifer} and {A. verus}.
3. (Arch.) See {Astragal}, 1.
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