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astragalus
n.
ankle bone (of vertebrates)
Astragalus
Astragalus is a large genus of about 3,000 species of
herbs and small
shrubs, belonging to the
legume family
Fabaceae and the
subfamily Faboideae. It is the largest genus of plants in terms of described species. The genus is native to temperate regions of the
Northern Hemisphere. Common names include
milkvetch (most species),
locoweed (in North America, some species) and
goat's-thorn (
A. gummifer,
A. tragacanthus). Some pale-flowered
vetches are similar in appearance, but vetches are more
vine-like.
Astragalus
Noun
1. large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
(synonym) genus Astragalus
(hypernym) rosid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
(member-meronym) milk vetch, milk-vetch
astragalus
Noun
1. the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
(synonym) anklebone, astragal, talus
(hypernym) bone, os
(part-holonym) ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis
Astragalus
(n.)
The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.
(n.)
See Astragal, 1.
(n.)
A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe Galegeae, 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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astragalus
noun
old name for the talus, anklebone
