ASTRAGALUS


Meaning of ASTRAGALUS in English

n. (pl. -li) 1 Anat. = TALUS(1). 2 Bot. a leguminous plant of the genus Astragalus, e.g. the milk-vetch.

[ L f. Gk astragalos ankle-bone, moulding, a plant ]

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