See Also: Astragalus(medicine)
astragalus(dictionary)

astragalus (iou)



astragalus noun. . M16.
[Latin from Greek astragalos.]
Anatomy. = TALUS noun1. arch. M16.
= ASTRAGAL 1. Only in M16.
Any plant of the large leguminous genus Astragalus. Also called milk-vetch. M16.
astragalar adjective (Anatomy) of or pertaining to an astragalus M19.
astragalomancy noun divination by means of dice or knuckle-bones (cf. ASTRAGAL 3) M17.