2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Astragalus \As*trag"a*lus\, n. [L. See {Astragal}.] 1. (Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe {Galege[ae]}, 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}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Arch.) See {Astragal}, 1. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Astragalus n 1: large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae [syn: {genus Astragalus}] 2: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint [syn: {anklebone}, {astragal}, {talus}]
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