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Astragalus

Astragalus Meaning & Definition
Astragalus Definition And Meaning

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

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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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