| NOUN | plant | Astragalus, genus Astragalus | large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions |
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| body | astragalus, anklebone, astragal, talus | the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint |
| Meaning | large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae. | |
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| Synonym | genus Astragalus | |
| Member of | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
| Members | milk vetch, milk-vetch | Any of various plants of the genus Astragalus |
| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
| Spanish | astragalus, genus astragalus | |
| Catalan | astragalus, genus astragalus | |
| Meaning | The bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint. | |
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| Synonyms | anklebone, astragal, talus | |
| Part of | ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis | A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Spanish | astrágalo, chita, taba | |
| Catalan | astràgal, marranxa, taba | |
| Adjectives | astragalar | of or relating to the anklebone |
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