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noun

Astragalus n.

(Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.

(Bot.) 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 Astragalus gummifer and Astragalus verus.

(Arch.) See Astragal, 1.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Astragalus" : bone, ankle joint, astragalar, Papilionoideae, Astragalus danicus, rosid dicot genus, articulatio talocruralis, ankle, milk-vetch, subfamily Papilionoideae, os, talus, milk vetch, Astragalus alpinus, anklebone, genus Astragalus, mortise joint, Astragalus glycyphyllos