HyperDic: genus_astragalus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Astragalus:
NOUNplantgenus Astragalus, Astragaluslarge genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions
English > genus Astragalus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae.
SynonymAstragalus
Member ofPapilionoideae, subfamily PapilionoideaeAlternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
Membersmilk vetch, milk-vetchAny of various plants of the genus Astragalus
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishastragalus, genus astragalus
Catalanastragalus, genus astragalus

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