n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' stra-g ə -l ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek astragalos neck vertebra, ankle joint, milk vetch (fr. the vertebra-like appearance of the flower clusters)
Date: 1541
1 plural as · trag · a · li \ - ˌ l ī , - ˌ l ē \ : 2 TALUS 1
2 : the dried root of an Asian milk vetch ( Astragalus membranaceus ) used especially as a remedy in Chinese herbal medicine also : a preparation or extract of this root