Astragalus

Definition:

  • (n.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.
  • (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.
  • (n.) See Astragal, 1.

Compare astragalus with other words:

astragaloid vs. astragalus

astragalus vs. tibiale

astragalus vs. tragacanth

astragal vs. astragalus

astragalar vs. astragalus

astragalus vs. genus

astragalus vs. herb

astragalus vs. oyster

astragalus vs. talus

astragalus vs. loco